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I finally completed the book "How will you measure your life?". It's a great read and I highly recommend it.
For me, the completion of the book brings a very nice closure to Summer. Summer has had many takeaways but something really stood out.
Short-term gains almost always create long-term trouble. Yet, many people choose immediate gratification, perhaps even in the absence of adversity. Some knowingly choose short-term gains, thinking that long-term trouble would never come and haunt them.
Life is short, why be so hard on ourselves? Take the easy way out. It isn't going to matter in the end, anyway. It's not worth it. The marginal cost is too high.
A child intentionally left an assignment undone till the last minute. The loving parent stayed up the entire night to help his child ace the assignment, so that both can be proud parent and child.
This process repeats itself once, twice, and so on. A culture is built. The child doesn't accumulate the "schools of experiences" required to succeed in life.
Eventually, the parent (plus the child) ends up paying the full cost of his marginal thinking and actions - When the going gets tough without the parent, the child reveals who he really is...
Don't measure success and happiness with the wrong metrics. It's extremely dangerous as they drive the wrong behaviors...
Thanks very much for reading.
Works Cited
Works Cited
Christensen, M.
C., Allworth, J., & Dillon, K. (2012). How Will You Measure Your Life?
New York, NY, USA: HarperCollins.
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