This essay is the only thing that made law school make sense.

The inconsistency of law drove me nuts - how arbitrary every decision was. It basically boiled down to "I don't like X so I'm not allowing it"

Coming from engineering, this was hell.

Until I read this essay. It explains that everything needs to be interpreted by a person, and people can only interpret according to their background/experience/values. And so multiple people can "see" the same situation and draw completely different conclusions.

So the most important decision you can make is choosing a jurisdiction+forum that's favorable toyou. A judge / jury pool that matches your values