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Ali Abdaal

Derek Sivers

Goals Aren't There to Shape the Future

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A goal is only a good goal if it makes you take action in the present. Goals aren't there to shape the future, they're just your memories of the past. If goals make you sleepy or dread something then no matter how it's being praised, it's not a good goal for you. "I have to remind myself of this often," he says.

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