Zuckerberg to Harvard students: Eureka moment is a lie, go find a purpose
I know what you are thinking. You are right.
Newton's third law of motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
That's why I always like to hear the opposite view:
Survivorship bias
Want to have a bit of fun this weekend?
Look at those people who wear "goals" on their lips all the time. Take a good look at them.
In case you forget, goals usually have numbers in them, without them, goals would not be "SMART", would it?
Now try to come up with people who espouse vision, mission, dream, purpose, ikigai, and what not...
Yes, its all written in words that are fuzzy and super broad that can mean anything!
Can you spot a pattern?
Don't force it.
You'll spot it when you spot it.
And not a moment too soon!
Singapore Man of Leisure (welcome to my blog; just google it!)