So, I just read thisthis article on purposeless living. It was interesting for me, considering the thought that I've put into purposeful living in the past few years. I want my life to have purpose! However, I agree with this guy in that I don't want to be enslaved by my goals. I want to enjoy the process of achieving my goals, yet at the same time feel that I am challenging myself enough to actually be developing personally. Can I trust that some growth and development will happen to me even if I'm not focused on goals, or do I need to push myself somewhat? What are the signs that goals have enslaved me, instead of my goals being tools directing me on a path to living a focused life?
Reaching out from the void
3 years ago
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I'm not sure how I felt about that article... it wasn't really anything new and it seemed a little cliched at times. But I guess that most of profound wisdom is blatantly obvious, right.
Anyway, I think the statement, "We need to have the courage to re-evaluate, drop and re-prioritize our goals at any time." was key. It seems like you shouldn't give up making goals, just recognize when the goals you made aren't really a good fit (e.g. your list item to do a pull up, my list item to go on a long bike ride with R...)
So make goals, but don't get obsessed. I'm not sure how to tell whether your goals have enslaved you, but it seems to me that that isn't really in your personality type... I don't see you obsessing over a particular goal.
Whaddya think?
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