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At some point I shifted my thinking from finding purpose to following goals. Then after achieving some goal, which seemed huge earlier, I realized that exciteme

At some point I shifted my thinking from finding purpose to following goals. Then after achieving some goal, which seemed huge earlier, I realized that excitement of reaching the goal is very very short lived. The goals/milestones are not discrete as we imagine, they are continuous. Working towards few simple goals is enough to live a good life probably. Having a purpose now sounds like I am an object made to do something specific. I am not. I only need to live a good life.

rubicon33 3y ago
This is my approach as well. I don't need to believe I have some pre-ordained mission or grand vision for my life. I'm ok with the fact that I am one in 7 billion, insignificant to most, but significant to my wife and my family. Pursuing goals is a great feeling and so generally I do my best to optimize my life around performing well in body and mind. Control what you can, have peace with what you cannot, and cultivate the wisdom to know the difference.