I like your observation about stability/security. Being (formerly?) socially challenged, I wouldn’t aspire to some great feat of extroversion, because I’d not imagine really holding any ground gained. Connecting sub-goals to terminal values in a close-your-eyes-and-really-imagine way is definitely good advice. I’ve actually tried it (unlike most bits of advice I approve of) and it really helps (either in achieving the sub-goal or in giving up the feeling of failing for not reaching it).
I’d still like you to edit down further (I read your “data diving” defense, which can save only some of your words). I’m thinking of things that are either obvious tautologies or near-repetitions of what’s just been stated, like:
Sometimes the future is going to surprise us, but no matter what happens there are some sub-goals that will almost always improve the situation.
and
(Besides being sub-goals, some of these things seem to be top-level desires in their own right.)
I like your observation about stability/security. Being (formerly?) socially challenged, I wouldn’t aspire to some great feat of extroversion, because I’d not imagine really holding any ground gained. Connecting sub-goals to terminal values in a close-your-eyes-and-really-imagine way is definitely good advice. I’ve actually tried it (unlike most bits of advice I approve of) and it really helps (either in achieving the sub-goal or in giving up the feeling of failing for not reaching it).
I’d still like you to edit down further (I read your “data diving” defense, which can save only some of your words). I’m thinking of things that are either obvious tautologies or near-repetitions of what’s just been stated, like:
and