[kratom_sandwich]

I guess the answer is somewhere in the middle? It's very hard to see how you can improve your life without any goal or plan. After all, what guides your actions? OTOH, it is probably as easy to get lost in planning / use excessive planning as a means of procrastination. In addition, a goal too ambitious might as well lead to burnout (e.g. your goal is to get a job at FAANG).

Also, I think it's sometimes hard to recognize whether a goal you have is indeed your own goal; or rather a goal "forced" onto you by your social circle or family.