The silver bullet. The ultimate misguided notion of living. The pinnacle of lazy-thinking.
If I just get that new job/move to the right place/read the right book/lose the weight/get into the right relationship, then things will be better.
Life never works this way. While these things help, there is no silver bullet. Life is a messy process of figuring things out. We try things, experience the results of our trying, learn from those results, and grow.
All too often the idea of the silver bullet is actually extremely detrimental. It provides the ultimate form of hope and, as a necessary result, always fails to deliver.
Seek out where you’re looking for silver bullets in your life. When you find them, figure out the work you need to do (messy, day-in and day-out work), and get after it.