You are the grim, goal-oriented ones who will not believe that the joy is in the journey rather than the destination no matter how many times it has been proven to you.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some people focus only on goals and ignore the value of the experience along the way.
- In plain terms
- Goal-focused people refuse to see joy in the process.
- What can you take from it?
- Focusing only on outcomes misses the value of the journey.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you find joy now?
- Is your life all about outcomes?
Another view
Some journeys truly have no joy until the destination is reached.
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