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YOLO: When Is It Time To Stop Wanting More And To Start Enjoying What You Have? — 3 Comments

  1. I ask myself this question too, oh, and I totally get the part about spending time with the baby. My only solution to this is to plan the day in such a way that you have a few hours carved out for activities not related to your work that you enjoy.

  2. Hey Jeevan,

    Thanks a lot for your comment.

    I totally get what you’re saying: running a large business and making a lot of money can lead you to help more people. It’s a very commendable idea and I really wish you the best.

    I’d like to be more like you but, for the moment, I do it on a small scale, helping people around me, volunteering where it makes a difference at a local level.

    As for the new watch… well done for not giving in! I haven’t been wearing a watch for at least 10 years. Most people in our village don’t wear a watch either… To me, that’s a little luxury: being able to lose yourself in the moment without worrying about the time 🙂

  3. Great post, Isabelle 🙂

    I try to answer this question every day. When should I stop?

    I’ve had a good life, no a great life that I have enjoyed so far. A part of me wonders why I should go on further. I mean, I have had a good life, should I really try to go forward? Do I want to? Would it make me happier? Or would it all be a waste of time?

    On the other hand, I know I have a good life. But, there are so many people who are less fortunate than I am. I would like to help them (Right now, I am leaning towards this one. My purpose is to help others and I have planned how I can do it).

    (The plan is to start a business..once I am successful, I could do more to help others). Of course, I have big ambitions, make my business the largest in the world (this way, I could do a lot more, perhaps help a lot more people?).

    But, building that business is a want. I can still help others, without doing all this. But, I want to do follow this plan, because I think it will make me happier.

    Hopefully, it will 🙂

    I still struggle with managing my wants (one of my goals is to conquer my own mind, tame my desires). To an extent, I am successful.

    For instance: Today, I saw a watch at Walmart. I love watches, especially since I have got one in many of my birthdays, and this watch looked cool (had some cool features like ability to store multiple time zones). But, I thought about it, I already have two working watches. Why should I spend money on buying this one?

    Eventually, I decided not to get it. I don’t really need to know what the time is in Paris, or London or somewhere else. I am content with the watch I have. But, even now, I still feel that feeling – regret perhaps – of not buying the watch. But, I am glad that I was able to fight the urge.

    Anyways, thank you for the wonderful post, Isabelle 🙂 Appreciate it! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

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