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by dmontero 1731 days ago
We are too often caught up in the inertia of our life, telling ourselves lies like 'the future will be better', 'just a little more', 'what are they gonna think about me if...', 'this salary raise is very important'.

Once you step out and remind yourself your time in this world is limited, a list of priorities will start to take shape, based on the following questions:

1. which cause is worth it for you to spend your effort and money?

2. which activities bring you pleasure and joy?

3. which are the reasonable sacrifices to fullfill 1 and 2?

There is no universal answer to those questions but everything starts with slowing down, gaining perspective and diving in