What Matters Most?
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What Matters Most?
The values-focused life will always be more fulfilling than the goal-focused life because you get to appreciate the journey even as you’re working towards your goals.
Russ Harris • The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living
Lack of Direction → Clear Values
every.to • How to Do Hard Things
Moving toward values is about reconnecting our day-to-day activities to the things that matter most to us. It's about clarifying for ourselves what a life well-lived would look like, and then intentionally bringing those qualities into our life and work in the present.
every.to • How to Do Hard Things
“Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life.” Scott Adams
goals are overrated - you’re losing until you achieve them and once you do you’ll have a fleeting moment of victory before you’re dissatisfied again - instead, work towards a way of l... See more
When we don’t have clarity on our values, we can set goals based on what we think we should be doing, others’ expectations, or a guess that once we achieve that goal, we will finally be enough,