Ultimately design—like life—is about choices. After all the exploration and research, all the experimentation and iteration, you need to decide what elements will and won’t be part of the final product. So in the “reconstruction” phase of her process for designing the life you love, Ayse Birsel offers exercises that constrain your options, forcing you to think carefully about what you want most in your life and why. Having done the “deconstruction” exercises, you’ll have a clear sense of...