Eliminate inauthentic goals and desires with these six questions:
1. Do I actually desire this? Or do I just desire what it looks like?
2. What’s the core work involved, and can I see myself doing that work every day for years?
3. If I ended up hating this, what would be the reason?
4. Is there something external that prompted this desire? (e.g., a tweet thread, book, influencer, podcast)
5. Am I suffering from recency bias? (You recently saw something that inspired the desire, and because it’s recent it feels more authentic)
6. If someone gave me a billion dollars right now, would I still pursue this? If not, what would I do instead?
– Sam Matla
1. Do I actually desire this? Or do I just desire what it looks like?
2. What’s the core work involved, and can I see myself doing that work every day for years?
3. If I ended up hating this, what would be the reason?
4. Is there something external that prompted this desire? (e.g., a tweet thread, book, influencer, podcast)
5. Am I suffering from recency bias? (You recently saw something that inspired the desire, and because it’s recent it feels more authentic)
6. If someone gave me a billion dollars right now, would I still pursue this? If not, what would I do instead?
– Sam Matla