A Personal Reminder on Living Well

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Dear Future Me,

Here's a reminder. Life is too short for forced hangouts, for things done out of obligation, for doing things that don't bring you joy or aren't connected to your future goals. College presents several opportunities for both people and projects (or clubs or classes..) that you can be with and work on. Figure out which ones bring you joy. And then go all in on those...

Ultimately, your task is twofold: First, to know your priorities, and then, to continually ensure that you act in ways that are consistent with those priorities. It's not easy to do so. It takes careful planning, reflection and consideration to design your daily life so that at the end you can call it a life 'well-lived' without any regrets. But I think it's worth it. Go all in on the things that matter, and discard the rest.

Love,

Your Past Self from September 30th, 2017