Hell Yeah or No: What's Worth Doing

Your actions show you what you actually want.

There are two smart reactions to this:

Stop lying to yourself, and admit your real priorities.

Start doing what you say you want to do, and see if it’s really true.

Most people overestimate what they can do in one year, and underestimate what they can do in ten years

The purpose of goals is not to improve the future.

The future doesn’t exist.

It’s only in our imagination.

All that exists is the present moment and what you do in it.

Judge a goal by how well it changes your actions in the present moment.

A bad goal makes you say, "I want to do that some day."

A great goal makes you take action immediately.

A bad goal is foggy, vague, and distant.

A great goal is so clear, specific, and close you can almost touch it.

(This is crucial to keep you going.)

A bad goal makes you say, "I’m not sure how to start."

With a great goal, you know exactly what needs to be done next.

A bad goal makes you say, "Let me sleep on it."

A great goal makes you say, "I can’t sleep! I was up until 2 a.m. doing this, then got up at 7 a.m. to do it some more."