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Ep. 331: Money and the Deep Life

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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Lifestyle-Centric Planning vs. Grand Goal Strategy

  • The 'grand goal' strategy for a good life involves focusing all energy on one important goal, assuming its success will bring overall life satisfaction.
  • This can lead to constant preoccupation and inability to enjoy other aspects of life because the goal becomes the sole key to meaningfulness.
  • The alternative is 'lifestyle-centric planning,' where you envision your ideal lifestyle in all its elements (not just professional) and work backward to achieve it.
  • This involves creating concrete scenarios that bring you closer to that vision, assessing their feasibility, and systematically pursuing the chosen path.
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