James Clear has a quote that aligns with this

“If you're not working hard, ideas don’t matter. The best idea is worthless without execution. If you're already working hard, ideas are crucial. Most effort is wasted on mediocre ideas.”

If you’re not in motion and taking action then your ideas are irrelevant. Ideas only have value when they are brought to real life.

Damn that’s really touching

My dog is getting up there in age and I already feel some of those regrets

Wish I cherished the most common moments more

I definitely do nowadays. Thanks for sharing that 🙌

Wow that’s really well said—I feel every part of that

Thanks for sharing 🙌

That’s exactly how I see it!

I can for sure understand the idea being felt with anxiety and sadness, but for me it’s a healthy reminder!

Yeah that definitely makes sense! I see that😅

Hey I’m sorry to hear it didn’t click with you the way I intended!

For me it’s a serious reminder to not take things for granted, but I get there is no such thing as advice that works for everyone

Hope it didn’t bum you out too bad, but I’m glad you still understood the core value of what I was trying to say

I appreciate you letting me know 😄

That’s a good point! Stressing about making sure everything goes good can definitely be a bad mindset

I more try to remind myself not to take things granted

Thanks for sharing that😄

Personally it helps me make the most out of finite things

If I think from a standpoint of abundance it’s so easy for me to be wasteful and take it for granted

I don’t wanna spend my summers indoors if I think about how I barely have any days of summer left

Hope that makes sense! Definitely not a one size fits all approach, but it helps me 😄

Hahah never heard it put like that before but I love it!

Glad it resonated with you 😄 thanks for letting me know

It’s crazy to think that things in life are so finite you can count them

Let’s say you’re 30 years old right now and you live a long life of 90 years:

- If you live in a temperate zone, like Canada, you only have 60 more summers to enjoy. If you put all those summers in a row, that's 15 straight years of summer. Imagine turning 15 and never getting to enjoy another summer ever again.

- If you read four books a year, that leaves you with 240 to read for the rest of your life. Right now, it feels like you can read all the books you want in the world. But nope, you only get 240. If you picked one a day, you could finish a lifetime booklist this year.

- If you go to an NBA game every three years, that leaves you with 20 more for the rest of your life. That’s about 45 hours, which is one workweek for a lot of people.

Yeah for sure!

I think the mods took it down :(

Hey I’m glad to hear this resonated with you!

You’re definitely not alone—I go through periods where I feel like it’s been wasted time and I beat myself up over it and then I go through periods where it feels like I’m just killing it

Glad you could take something away from this 😄

Hahah yeah definitely just a hobby for me 😅

Appreciate the comment 🙌

Glad you feel the same! 😄

I’m right there with you!

There’s definitely times where I’m in a deep trough and my commitment gets tested—I don’t always come out on top

But aslong as I do come out in top more times than I don’t, and I see progress, then I count that as a win for myself 🙌

Goodluck! 😄

My struggle with this always reminds me of Roosevelts quote

“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

It’s so true

I’m lucky I have things in my life that are worth working hard for. I’m grateful there are things I care enough about

Can definitely relate to that feeling, but glad things are slowing down and more enjoyable!

What do you think made the difference going back to school?

I’m struggling with determining the same exact thing!

Logically, it feels like efficiency and productivity are the only way to get the results I want, but if the end goal is to put myself in a position to enjoy it, why not enjoy it now?

Helpful to see that there are others toiling with this idea! Thanks for sharing 😄

Yeah that last sentence you said has been the theme of my past year or two

I definitely feel you on that

My huge focus right now is striking the balance between results and enjoyment. Not sure how much sacrifice to make for future happiness

There’s two other points I think of related to this

Henry Thoreau makes a good point saying most people are active participants in life enough to do physical labor, less are active participants enough to exert themselves intellectually, and very few live actively enough to have a remarkable life.

Maria Popova said something similar adding:

"But in our age of productivity, we spend our days running away from boredom, never mind its creative and spiritual benefits, and toward maximum efficiency."