Do you have goals, aims or neither in life?
Everybody talks about how important it is to have goals, but I disagree. A goal has to be specific, measurable, and has a deadline. (For example, retire at 60 years old with x dollars in the bank) ...
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8iron wrote:"Decide what you want"
Call it what you want but advice I received from my Grandfather when I was younger and knew everything: "Decide what you want. Write it down. Make a plan. And work on it. Every. Single. Day."
That's the problem with your grandfather's plan. Human beings are really, really bad at deciding what they want. I'm not singling anyone out, I think we are all bad at it.
As another person posted, we humans overestimate future events effect on our happiness. Knowing that is one of the keys to happiness.
I say always aim in the direction you want to go (similar to working on your plan every day) and adjust your aim as necessary based upon current information.
