Are You Setting Your Goals All Wrong?
The long-term goal vs. the short-term goal.
We’re a bunch of impatient fuckers.
We don’t have the patience to stick to our goals or habits because we’ve learned to expect things in mere seconds.
Want to turn down the lights? Ask Alexa. Need to put in your credit card information? Use your thumbprint. Want to unlock your phone? Hold it up to your face.
The world is at our fingertips, and we’ve forgotten that our goals and dreams are not.
Your big dreams won’t come true in a few weeks
When it comes to huge goals like writing a book, becoming a famous vlogger, or getting to share a stage with Ariana Grande, you’re screwed if you want it to happen fast — because it won’t.
No matter what path you decide to take in life, it’s going to be a long one.
Sure, you could record a YouTube video that goes viral and, in a couple of months, become the opening act for Ariana Grande, but you shouldn’t plan on it.
If you expect to reach your goals in a short amount of time, you’re going to end of devastated because you most likely won’t reach them so quickly.
