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Living life is just an infinite series of decisions and actions which I hope, through some luck, turn into results that I wish for. This never ending process of trying to make life better than it was yesterday is hard work - both physical and mental. When I think about living a life that makes me happy and what all it would take for me to be content - I realise that there is a lot of hard work that is needed everyday.
- To stay healthy and fit: Waking up early, going to the gym everyday, eating healthy, cooking, buying the right food and groceries, sleeping on time
- To have healthy relationships:
- Gunjan: Spend meaningful time everyday, keep knowing each other better, do activities together, play games, watch a movie, travel together
- Family: Speak with them everyday, know whats going on in their lives, meet them more than once a year, maybe plan a trip with family
- With myself: Find leisure time to read books, write, doing a sport, learn the guitar, learn a new language etc
- Friends: Make new friends in a city where you dont have a community, the few you have - try and meet them on the weekends, maybe weekdays if things can work out, keep in touch with old ones, the ones not in my city meet them in their city or when they come visit, feel bad about the ones you arent in touch with
- To grow in my career: Work hard, do my best, be curious and learn new topics, subjects, skills, network, find opportunities for growth, find good mentors, managers, colleagues. Look for work that is rewarding, fulfilling, intellectually stimulating, know when its time to change (or at least guess)
- Manage money: Take care of what I spend on, invest responsibly, plan for the future, insurances, pensions, ISAs, Loans, Mortgages, money to be saved for emergencies, family, etc.
Well, to have nice things you have do the hard things.
