To live the way he describes, you don't need "no goals", you only need to be able to let go of goals that require steps that you're not passionate about right n

To live the way he describes, you don't need "no goals", you only need to be able to let go of goals that require steps that you're not passionate about right now. It often takes goals to get me doing things, which is good. The trouble with goals for me comes when following a goal makes me lose sight of the greater goal, which is feeling good in a wholesome, sustainable way. I've followed external goals to the point where I became very ugly inside at points in my life. The older I get, the less I tend to abide paths that require me to step significant distances away from the greater goal -- that is, to feel bad in the present. In a sense, I've learned to live my life by a greedy algorithm: do what feels best in the present, and don't worry too much about the future. The mathematician in me is very suspicious of this leading to optimal attainment in my life. In my better moments though, I remember that the greater goal isn't "attainment" per se, but simply the quality of feeling in the present, and those worries dissipate...