Building one space station for everyone was and is insane: we should have built a dozen.
The Gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.
Consider the true picture. Think of myriads of tiny bubbles, very sparsely scattered, rising through a vast black sea. We rule some of the bubbles. Of the waters we know nothing.
Psi and/or magical powers, if real, are nearly useless.
Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn.
You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed.