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Comment by Victor Li (victor-li-3) on A Way To Be Okay · 2023-02-20T07:03:26.235Z · LW · GW

Hi, I really like this post (as well as the other one) and largely agree with the sentiments shared. Below are some of my personal takeaways from reading these two posts (may not represent accurately the intentions of the authors):

  1. Be realistic with the amount of influence I can have on the future
  2. Separate out the things I can influence and things which I cannot
    1. Apply agency to the former and acceptance to the latter
  3. Set my "victory condition" as something that is within my influence
    1. This way, I will be motivated to actually do things in life instead of being paralysed by depression
  4. It's ok to grieve and to admit that the future probably will suck no matter what I do
  5. There is still value in living life in the present regardless of what happens in the future
    1. Enjoy the journey more, focus less on the destination

I hope these points will be valuable to the community and serve as a succinct summary of the (what seems to me) important takeaways.

Comment by Victor Li (victor-li-3) on Another Way to Be Okay · 2023-02-20T07:03:00.319Z · LW · GW

Hi, I really like this post (as well as the other one) and largely agree with the sentiments shared. Below are some of my personal takeaways from reading these two posts (may not represent accurately the intentions of the authors):

  1. Be realistic with the amount of influence I can have on the future
  2. Separate out the things I can influence and things which I cannot
    1. Apply agency to the former and acceptance to the latter
  3. Set my "victory condition" as something that is within my influence
    1. This way, I will be motivated to actually do things in life instead of being paralysed by depression
  4. It's ok to grieve and to admit that the future probably will suck no matter what I do
  5. There is still value in living life in the present regardless of what happens in the future
    1. Enjoy the journey more, focus less on the destination

I hope these points will be valuable to the community and serve as a succinct summary of the (what seems to me) important takeaways.