How to find the purpose of life for half an hour
Motivation Inspiration / / December 19, 2019
Probably all people occasionally ask, "Where do I go and what I want to see in the end of the road?" But not many can give it a clear answer, and yet global goal to help in time of need do not give up, do not get lost in life and always be aware of what you really are want. There is one way, simple and complex at the same time, with the help of which you can find your goal and do not doubt that it is real.
And old age, and experience are at the same time
For the last hour, when destined
Understand after much trouble and anguish,
That in life we walked through misleading.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer describes the terrible prospect, but it becomes much more real, if you do not know what to go in life. There is a small goal: to buy a house, start a family, earn the respect of colleagues, to get a high position, but no more.
Someone may say that it is not necessary at all, not knowing where to go, just do not make a mistake with the road, and it is to some extent true.
But what will be this way - a bright and joyous way or thorny valley with the "worries and hardship"? When a person is good, he does not think about the meaning and purpose, most thrash begins when he is bad, boring, depressing. That's when we need some meaning or purpose, you need to find her, to continue the movement. And well, if such a beacon will be the finished goal is to not rush into the darkness of their fears and pens.
It seems that it is very difficult, especially when never thought about it. The head climb all sorts of imposed values, and the only response to them is: "This garbage can not be my global goal. In fact, it does not mean anything to me. "
In order to find a goal that really means something, do not go to the oracle or five years to live in a monastery. The method takes from 20 minutes to an hour, but before you start, it is necessary to clarify some of the provisions:
Get ready to take all
For many the word "target" an association with material goods or some great achievements. Get over the idea that it might not be so. Accept the possibility that your goal will look and sound the part is quite prosaic and sublime, then donate megalomaniac for a happy life.
In addition, your goal is not necessarily lie in a familiar field, where you are looking for your destination with a student or school years. Just be prepared for the fact that it could be something completely unfamiliar to you.
Only then, from what well
The only criterion for this purpose: it brings pleasure. A man tends to a constant reception of pleasure, though you can get it from anything - a job well done, the process of this work, from the communication of knowledge.
You can call your global goal of global source of pleasure that will last a lifetime. So you can check your target after searching: if you do not get a buzz from it, then this is definitely not it.
The very way
As promised, the method is simple:
- retire
- Writing on a sheet of "My goal in life"
- disable thoughts
- You start to record everything that comes to mind
The bottom line is that when a real target is on the sheet in front of you, it will be from a violent emotional reaction, which can end in tears.
Why disable thoughts?
Because of the years of life in your mind have a lot of ideas about that, what is necessary to live and something to strive for. In the first place they will be on your list, and to avoid confusion, make sure the emotional state. If the target does not cause any emotion, it's not exactly it.
In some people it can take 20 minutes, while others will sit for an hour, here all individually. The main thing - do not give up. After the first 100 responses, which do not cause any emotion, you might think that this is stupid and not worth wasting their time. If you overcome this feeling, you learn something valuable, perhaps for the sake of it is not necessary to spend an extra half hour?
Even during the time of writing can have several variants that cause you an emotional lift, but not strong. Celebrate those answers may - they are part of the global goal, and it will be easier to find it.
I hope you succeed.