Re:To Anyone Who Thinks They're Falling Behind in Life
by nether on Sunday February 21, 2016 @03:32PM
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This is similar to rock climbing and skiing. The commonality that I see is that they all require taking what comes at you, a random natural environment, and handling it as well as you can. They require an outward focus and quick adaptability to varying conditions, which is not so much the case for other sports like road cycling, running, and anything on an artificial surface.
Re:To Anyone Who Thinks They're Falling Behind in Life
by ambicapter on Sunday February 21, 2016 @04:06PM
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Too bad I'd much rather be skiing than doing any of the very real work I need to be doing.
Re:To Anyone Who Thinks They're Falling Behind in Life
by brahmwg on Sunday February 21, 2016 @06:41PM
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Life is a journey, not a destination.
Re:To Anyone Who Thinks They're Falling Behind in Life
by the4dpatrick on Sunday February 21, 2016 @07:11PM
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Well summarized
Re:To Anyone Who Thinks They're Falling Behind in Life
by melling on Sunday February 21, 2016 @09:32PM
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There's even a poster.
http://www.myspiritgarden.com/Cotton-Scroll-The-journey-is-t...
Re:To Anyone Who Thinks They're Falling Behind in Life
by partomniscient on Monday February 22, 2016 @12:12AM
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There's even a video.
Re:To Anyone Who Thinks They're Falling Behind in Life
by cicloid on Monday February 22, 2016 @01:33AM
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There's even a video game.
Re:To Anyone Who Thinks They're Falling Behind in Life
by partomniscient on Monday February 22, 2016 @02:49AM
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A friend once shared how surfing illustrates how having a process driven approach vs. a result driven approach is beneficial.
In surfing you start off knowing the basics of how to get on the water, standing up on the board, and riding the wave. You may know the basics, but until you actually go out in the water, you're not going to know about what will happen. The waves may not be the right size to your liking. You could be having an off day and keep falling. Or you may be having a great day on the water. All of this are factors to you actually enjoying surfing.
Instead of focusing on trying to catch a good wave or catching many waves, you can focus on the process that is surfing. This way you can make incremental improvements to how you surf. You'll then see each wave as a new opportunity to gather more experience/data for the next time you try. And you can replace "surfing" with entrepreneurship, science, and many other areas.
With this mindset, you'll be able to let whatever happens to happen. Life is too short to always be chasing after the end goal. From my experience, after you attain the goal, you'll always have another goal in mind. You will never be truly satisfied.