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by tim-projects 35 days ago
> The deeper goal is to keep challenging yourself every single day.

This is not a deeper goal, it's a surface level reaction to generalized anxiety.

The writer tries to connect together unrelated aspects of their life in a common thread but I got the sense that they simply never took the time to appropriately understand themselves.

Running away into more challenges simply perpetuates worry.

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I'm afraid there is no real purpose. Choose whatever you want. It's all made up. But finding a way to feel good about it in the long run is still worth it. In that sense, I think the author is giving good advice.
chop wood, carry water.

the article circles around this but then uses the label "challenges" which misguides it. That's what I take the parent comment to criticize.

Seeking money or fame is the same as seeking peace if you seek it in the same manner.