Looking for fundamental alternatives to the concept of goals in life organizing
I’m obsessed with planning and organizing my life, and I also tend to overthink and analyze things. Goals are a fundamental piece of organization for me. I try to make a substantial part of my life focused on achieving goals: I work out to keep my body healthy, and I work to earn money and feel secure. But I often feel anxious, and I ask myself if there is any other way of organizing life that avoids the concept of goals altogether. I also think it’s useful to imagine living a life without some crucial concept.
It seems that it’s quite hard to avoid thinking about goals in general when you define goals as anything that you plan and decide to pursue. It might be possible with some activities when you just try to follow your curiosity and do not think about the long-term effects of your actions. Does art need goals? But then it seems that following curiosity just becomes your next goal.
Looks like a pretty good alternative, thanks! But I just realized that goals actually have some properties that I care about that themes don’t have—they really narrow your focus.
Looking for fundamental alternatives to the concept of goals in life organizing
I’m obsessed with planning and organizing my life, and I also tend to overthink and analyze things. Goals are a fundamental piece of organization for me. I try to make a substantial part of my life focused on achieving goals: I work out to keep my body healthy, and I work to earn money and feel secure. But I often feel anxious, and I ask myself if there is any other way of organizing life that avoids the concept of goals altogether. I also think it’s useful to imagine living a life without some crucial concept.
It seems that it’s quite hard to avoid thinking about goals in general when you define goals as anything that you plan and decide to pursue. It might be possible with some activities when you just try to follow your curiosity and do not think about the long-term effects of your actions. Does art need goals? But then it seems that following curiosity just becomes your next goal.
Have you tried cgp grey’s themes?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NVGuFdX5guE
Looks like a pretty good alternative, thanks! But I just realized that goals actually have some properties that I care about that themes don’t have—they really narrow your focus.