Derek Sivers on the contradictions we live with: habit versus goals, present moment versus legacy, money as neutral tool versus love as purpose. Different authors claim each path is the answer. The elegance is in holding them all at once.
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Because everybody's got their different answer of how they think you should live. Some people think it's, you need to be driven by habits. And some people say, no, you need to be driven by the big picture, the big goal. And other people say, no, it's you need to live every day in the moment and just, you know, live in the now, the power of now. And somebody says, no, it's all about leaving a legacy. This is what money or this is what it's all about. Somebody said, no, no, no, follow the money. Money is a neutral transfer of value that shows you where you're being of best use to the world. And somebody else will say, no, man, it's all about love. Life is love. Everything else he said, doesn't matter. It's just love. And each of these people writes a book telling you that their answer is the answer. And it's funny, as somebody like you and me, we read a lot of books. We've read a lot of conflicting opinions. It's kind of funny, then, to read a book that says, life is habits.