W04 Study: How Will You Measure Your Life?

 I enjoyed this week's readings.  I learned a lot.  I learned about the importance of doing what you love for work.  I think oftentimes we make decisions based on finances.  Obviously, finances are important, but money can only motivate us to a certain extent.  There was a study done by Princeton that showed that a salary of $75,000 a year is the plateau for creating day-to-day happiness.  Anything over that doesn't have much impact on an individual's happiness.  In other words, if we are pursuing a career for money, we will end up disappointed.

I think it's more important to do what you love.  If you don't love what you do, you will be less likely to put in more hours, which will make it harder to be successful.  I think that this was an important realization for me.  

I think that this is something that I should apply into my life.

Another thing that I learned from this is that it is more important to make great decisions every day instead of working long hours.  Little by little, small decisions can turn into big results.  This sort of reminded me of the book Atomic Habits.  The decisions we make today will show us a picture of our future tomorrow.

This is also something that I think I need to improve on.  I think that my system of habits has not been very strong.  

I thought it was cool that one of the readings/videos talked about prioritizing family while working hard throughout your career.  We can do this by making smart and effective decisions and using our time wisely throughout the day.  

At the end of the day, it's important to have the habits and decision-making skills of the person you want to become.  Without habits, we can't build the foundation we need, and we won't be able to create significant progress.  


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