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Re:Ask HN: What life goals have you given up over the years ... by surprisetalk on Saturday April 22, 2023 @10:46AM (#35667077)
Practicing musical instruments. I can still enjoy making music, but I've decided that I'm never going to be great at guitar or violin or piano.

In a broader sense, I think letting go of dreams is extremely important for success.

Create an "unbucket" list for the side quests that detract from the main quests:

[1] https://taylor.town/unbucket-list

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Re:Ask HN: What life goals have you given up over the years ... by wonderingyogi on Saturday April 22, 2023 @11:53AM (#35667802)
> I think letting go of dreams is extremely important for success.

Can you explain more?

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Re:Ask HN: What life goals have you given up over the years ... by surprisetalk on Saturday April 22, 2023 @01:02PM (#35668608)
Warren Buffet is credited with developing a clever system:

1. write down 25 goals

2. circle the top 5 items

3. the remaining 20 goals are your “avoid-at-all-costs list”

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I'm currently starting a business, organizing a conference, growing my family, and tending my digital garden.

In order to pursue these ambitious goals, I had to drop my secondary dreams.

I've committed to giving up music practice (and many other things) so that I can be a better founder, organizer, parent, and artist.

I will never be great at music, and that's okay.

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Re:Ask HN: What life goals have you given up over the years ... by turtleyacht on Saturday April 22, 2023 @01:11PM (#35668727)
> starting a business, organizing a conference, growing my family, and tending my digital garden

Kudos to you. If I make my goals SMART [1], maybe I can make solid progress.

[1] Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound

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Re:Ask HN: What life goals have you given up over the years ... by wonderingyogi on Sunday April 23, 2023 @12:13AM (#35673229)
Thank you. I listed about 10 things I want to accomplish and somethings I thought were higher up on the list, turns out weren't. It gave me pause to realize what I really wanted to accomplished in my life.
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