Last night I was watching The Butterfly Effect. While I was soaking in the bathtub a second ago, with the lights cut off and the candles lit, it clicked: The stakes are extremely high to allow myself to focus on anything outside the super objective.
I don’t want to be rich so I can buy a Rolex or a Chanel bag. I want to be rich so I can take my parents on holiday. So I can go to the gym randomly at 2 pm on a Wednesday. So I can cook every meal at home with fresh ingredients.