Comments on: How to Get What You Want Out of Life http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2008/11/04/get-what-you-want-out-of-life/ Productive Lifestyle Design Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:37:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Ulla Hennig http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2008/11/04/get-what-you-want-out-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Ulla Hennig Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:47:53 +0000 http://lifestyleproject.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-491 @Egor: In Summer last year I started my goal-finding process. The 1st step for me was to find out the important fields of my life - social contacts, creativity, the flat I was living in, work, cultural activities. Then I tried to work out goals for every field. Just an example - creativity: Some 10 years ago I liked to paint, but then I didn't find the time to do it. My goal: digging out my creativity, which not only meant to paint, but also and more so to take photographs. I also used to like to write when I was a kid and at school; I still like to write, so I decided to dig that out also. So I wrote that down: I will take shots regularly and I will write regularly. Both of this ended in beginning to write an english blog in July 2008. None of my goals are described in material terms. @Egor: In Summer last year I started my goal-finding process. The 1st step for me was to find out the important fields of my life – social contacts, creativity, the flat I was living in, work, cultural activities. Then I tried to work out goals for every field. Just an example – creativity: Some 10 years ago I liked to paint, but then I didn’t find the time to do it. My goal: digging out my creativity, which not only meant to paint, but also and more so to take photographs. I also used to like to write when I was a kid and at school; I still like to write, so I decided to dig that out also. So I wrote that down: I will take shots regularly and I will write regularly. Both of this ended in beginning to write an english blog in July 2008.
None of my goals are described in material terms.

]]> By: Chris McCarley http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2008/11/04/get-what-you-want-out-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Chris McCarley Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:37:46 +0000 http://lifestyleproject.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-490 @Egor, I believe you are already ahead of the game by having a clean sheet of paper. I think a lot of us our questioning why we are really pushing ourselves, especially now when the economic crisis is rendering a lot of our hard work meaningless. As you mention, fame and material things, in themselves, don't make you happy or more fulfilled. So what are you supposed to do? Some people conclude that they should just party it up. That's ok, but my conclusion is that I would like to *create* something so that I am maybe making the universe a little more interesting and not just spectating. It doesn't have to be for fame or fortune--it could be something you share with a select few. In my case, I decided to pick up my guitar again after not playing for many years. Hopefully I'll write some music someday soon. Even if I never do, it will probably make my life, and those of my family and friends, a little bit richer. @Egor,
I believe you are already ahead of the game by having a clean sheet of paper. I think a lot of us our questioning why we are really pushing ourselves, especially now when the economic crisis is rendering a lot of our hard work meaningless.

As you mention, fame and material things, in themselves, don’t make you happy or more fulfilled.

So what are you supposed to do? Some people conclude that they should just party it up. That’s ok, but my conclusion is that I would like to *create* something so that I am maybe making the universe a little more interesting and not just spectating. It doesn’t have to be for fame or fortune–it could be something you share with a select few.

In my case, I decided to pick up my guitar again after not playing for many years. Hopefully I’ll write some music someday soon. Even if I never do, it will probably make my life, and those of my family and friends, a little bit richer.

]]> By: Chris http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2008/11/04/get-what-you-want-out-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Chris Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:58:23 +0000 http://lifestyleproject.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-488 @Egor - Also it might be worth checking out <a href="http://www.lifestyleproject.net/whats-your-lifestyle-project/" rel="nofollow">what other people have said about there Lifestyle Projects here</a>. Hope it helps! @Egor – Also it might be worth checking out what other people have said about there Lifestyle Projects here. Hope it helps!

]]> By: Chris http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2008/11/04/get-what-you-want-out-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Chris Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:55:31 +0000 http://lifestyleproject.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-487 @Egor - Great comment, I have never thought of it that way. I always have too much I want to do, rather than not enough. Please note my list is not full of material items, I'd happily live out of a backpack and travel the world. In fact I focus on what I want to DO and BE rather than what I want to OWN. I think the real thing is finding your passion. What makes you get up in the morning? I want to find the thing to do that makes me leap out of bed in the morning rather than open my eyes and realise that I have to do a job that I don't like. What are you hobbies? What do you enjoy doing? I have to admit, you've rather stumped me here! @Egor – Great comment, I have never thought of it that way. I always have too much I want to do, rather than not enough. Please note my list is not full of material items, I’d happily live out of a backpack and travel the world. In fact I focus on what I want to DO and BE rather than what I want to OWN.

I think the real thing is finding your passion. What makes you get up in the morning? I want to find the thing to do that makes me leap out of bed in the morning rather than open my eyes and realise that I have to do a job that I don’t like.

What are you hobbies? What do you enjoy doing?

I have to admit, you’ve rather stumped me here!

]]> By: Egor http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2008/11/04/get-what-you-want-out-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Egor Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:09:22 +0000 http://lifestyleproject.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-485 I have a bit of a problem with the system you described here. You say put it all down to paper and eliminate. My problem is that my list of paper is empty. Nothing to eliminate. Do I need to own a bigger house? Thank you, being a slave of mortgage and clutter. I am happy with what I've got. New car? What for? Expensive insurance and registration tax plus a lot of cash upfront or lease slavery. No, thanks. OK, maybe something non-material, like fame. Not really. I enjoy a limited amount of relationships between me, my family and close friends. I don't want hundreds of strangers to interfere with my life. The list goes on and on... The problem is I still feel I am not fulfilled. But the sheet of paper is clean. Nothing comes up... I have a bit of a problem with the system you described here. You say put it all down to paper and eliminate. My problem is that my list of paper is empty. Nothing to eliminate.

Do I need to own a bigger house? Thank you, being a slave of mortgage and clutter. I am happy with what I’ve got.

New car? What for? Expensive insurance and registration tax plus a lot of cash upfront or lease slavery. No, thanks.

OK, maybe something non-material, like fame. Not really. I enjoy a limited amount of relationships between me, my family and close friends. I don’t want hundreds of strangers to interfere with my life.

The list goes on and on…

The problem is I still feel I am not fulfilled. But the sheet of paper is clean. Nothing comes up…

]]> By: The Importance of Being Idle | Lifestyle Project http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2008/11/04/get-what-you-want-out-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-440 The Importance of Being Idle | Lifestyle Project Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:50:24 +0000 http://lifestyleproject.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-440 [...] reminded me of the importance of rest and slowing down. When you are interested in productivity and achieving your goals it is easy to become too focused on always doing something, and neglect the fact that sometimes [...] [...] reminded me of the importance of rest and slowing down. When you are interested in productivity and achieving your goals it is easy to become too focused on always doing something, and neglect the fact that sometimes [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2008/11/04/get-what-you-want-out-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-438 Chris Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:32:28 +0000 http://lifestyleproject.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-438 @Heidi - Thanks for stopping by. @Heidi – Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Heidi http://www.lifestyleproject.net/2008/11/04/get-what-you-want-out-of-life/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Heidi Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:20:27 +0000 http://lifestyleproject.wordpress.com/?p=447#comment-437 I really need to think about this stuff. Thanks for the tips. I really need to think about this stuff. Thanks for the tips.

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