the stats that only 8% of people achieve their goals

I actually think the idea that life is about achieving something or reaching a goal makes more people unsatisfied than not. My belief is that it is entirely enough to just be. Just exist and experience and do things if you want to, but know you're not a failure if you don't.

 

the universe is diverse.
people set goals based on expectations, it is no wonder they find frustration.

expectations too often based on what people tell each other,
to which no thing known nor unknown, is in any way indebted.

you walk through the world, enjoy the beauty you see where you see it,
instead of expecting what someone else tells you to expect,

this may not impress someone else,
but what do people expect from impressing each other?

even if they do the reward to the ego lasts only moments.

the real gratification is when you make something that comes from your own mind.
it can even by just an idea of figuring out how to make or do something,
though of course its entirely better when you can actually do it.

we just don't need to beat our heads against the opportunities that don't come our way,
or, oops we missed one.

so maybe there'll be another or maybe there won't,
but either way we still don't need to beat our heads against it.

 

Computers are sequential data chains, brains are not. A single neuron can store not only the image of a scene or person, but the feeling of a cold day and any anxiety or joy from that event. A data bit has only 2 states. Sure, they can be cascaded into blocks of data, but even those are limited. A neuron is probably equal to a modern laptop, but that's not to say that another neuron can't be equivalent to a dozen laptops as easily. That's still locked away from us.

But at any given moment when a computer is doing only 1 thing, a neuron is doing dozens/hundreds/thousands of things. Most of them in the background.

On reason computers can appear to multi-task is because the tasks they do are very simple and because they can perform them at fantastic speeds (though still orders of magnitude slower than a neuron). Adding more computers is a way to multitask, but there's a finite point where that becomes impractical for the operator. I use 3 computers because rendering a video drags one of them down so bad I can't even surf the web on it, the other stays on email and VPN and the last one is my fake ID decoy computer for coming to Hip Forums!

 

Nah, you're cool Total Darkness. Maybe it's just hard for me to imagine life without any goals. You never want to learn anything new?

 

I'm not against having goals. They come and go for me. Right now there isn't much. There is no effort to create goals.

As for learning. There's not much of a desire for me to learn. Learning and unlearning seems to happen all by itself. Without much effort on my part.

 

i'm always learning something new, seeing something new, that's why i connect to the internet, or go ride a bus when i don't have to go out for shopping.
but this whole business of goals, there's no connection between them.

 

i do wish OP had expanded on these stats. is he saying that only 8% achieve any of their goals? or all of their goals? those are two very different scenarios.

 

Guys thank you for overwhelming responses, in fact I can see that this forums is very much alive and wise!
I've came across an article on "Inc", this was the trigger for my message Science Says Only 8 Percent of People Actually Achieve Their Goals. Here Are 7 Things They Do Differently
Maybe this its something worth debating in a podcast actually.

 

I don't know, I kinda think that list is all rubbish.

Determination, honestly the more I grow, I'm only 32 and consider myself a young woman but a been there and done that type too and if you want to do something in life all you need is the determination to do it. And that's not just saying oh yes I'm determined to do that, determination is a plethora of an ideology, you gotta determined in everything for that singular determinating goal or achievement.

Unfortunately some people have it and some people don't. It's like I used to think there's a speciality in everyone, but I don't agree with that any more. A lot of people sure, but some folk just don't have the determination or willpower, they're down on themself and that's where they're going to stay.

God ain't ever said anything about sittin on yo ass and livin pretty, you gotta do things, you gotta get up and go through all kinds of change and whether you want to or not doesn't matter.

 

Yep. A fierce determination and a heart of stone.

Not really unfortunate. Maybe those people are meant to do different things in life that require less determination.