hear me out... I'm not talking about a financial retirement plan etc etc, we all know no one got that in this economy. But more in sense of what would you like to be doing after you are 70 and such.
I feel that talking about your immediate future can be so stressful, i for example know nothing about what I want to be doing in 1 or 5 years, but talking about a long distance and imagining myslef in old age brings me comfort and joy. Also it kinds drives away the conversation from "goals" or "ambitions" into more about the joys of everyday life that you care the most and would like to hone as you grow.
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My goal is to be the happiest old man I can be, and thinking this way also makes me take better care of my body. If I have to make a tough decision, I ask myself what will be a cooler story to tell grandkids, and that seems to steer me in the right direction.
Jan 18, 2024
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One exercise that i do when im feeling anxious about my life decisions is to imagine myself in the future telling the story about my life now.
see if the story im telling makes sense, not if its a good story or a bad story, but if makes sense.
the catch is that it always does.
Feb 17, 2025
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Write it out, like you’re doing here! everyone has already said you’re super young so find hope and peace in that whenever you‘re panicking about what you should be doing. Don’t worry too much about love, that’s going to come at its own time. your career will take shape over time and you always have chances to change it.
How do I feel grounded (context, i’m 30, feeling decently settled). I constantly make lists of what I need to do or want to do (these are separate!). Today I need to do xyz at work, I need to make plans for this weekend, I need to buy new cat food, I want to work out twice, I want to cook something with zucchini, I want to listen to a new podcast episode
Some other things: I always try to have an artistic outlet. I ask questions about things I don’t know (this is everywhere, work, at the cafe, in yoga class, I Google if I’m curious). I go to therapy and when I make goals I only think of my own happiness.
Jan 22, 2025
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One of the things I like the most about Pi.fyi and the current scale of users is that it's still noticeable when a rec was inspired by another.
Sometimes the rec directly mentions the other, but other times you can kinda assume that reading an especific thing here triggered a memory or an ideia.
It's very cute and interesting to notice the small influences interacting with other humans online can have.
Feb 11, 2025
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Hold up, I gotta check my inventory for advill.
Feb 5, 2025
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