I Have So Many Goals I Can't Focus... What Should I Do?

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I Have So Many Goals I Can't Focus... What Should I Do?

21st Century. We have a lot of things going on, projects to do and things to handle. We need to be able to cope and maintain our career, family, social life, dream projects, etc.

All of these things can turn out to be pretty consuming. All of these things can drain your time and energy and make you completely lost.

When you get lost however, you lose focus. And when you lose focus, you're screwed.

So, what should you do when you have so many things going on, so many things to focus that you can't simply focus on anything? What is the best place when you're in this type of situation?

Watch this video and find out!

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[StefanMilo]

I wish I had had that attitude when I was that age. Too busy drinking beer and unsuccessfully chasing women. Still, as the saying goes "best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, second best time is now".

[xeno]

I tried juggling between learning programming, music, Japanese and walking. Turned out it's impossible with a full-time job. So I didn't cancel any of them but rather prioritized them. Programming is the serious stuff and takes most of the spare time, music became just a hobby and takes 10 mins to an hour depending on the time and the mood, walking is essential and takes one to half an hour a day, and Japanese is also a hobby and takes half an hour a day that I can squeeze in during the day. And at the end of the day I have to mainly learn programming and walk.

[GradStudentTutorials]

This is what I needed to hear. I have the same problem. I have so MANY hobbies/interests, they often get in the way of success. I'm considering focusing on only a few things.

[raver]

that guy listened to the advice and now we know him as robert lewandowski

[jeremiahogunnupe]

I'm also 19 and I struggled with the same thing, I recommend the One Thing by Gary Keller!

[clintsayshi]

Honestly I have been having the same problem for a long time and these past few weeks i just decided to do whatever is possible at any free time i get. And after watching this video i want to just choose one thing at a time and be patient. I am also twenty and have been feeling like i am missing out or been left behind so Hopefully with more time i put in Programming i will be best at it. Thanks again John.

[charlesbrown]

If you can learn at 19 to stay focused at one thing at a time you will go far, and accomplish more. The age of information has created the might set that to many things can be done. Specialization first is key. Stay focused on one direction, and usually the success from the first direction can more often than not guarantee success in the second direction... That's my story and I wish I stuck to it at times. lol Good luck friend!

[techstacker]

If he wants to do both programming and football in his career, it would make much more sense to pursue his football career now while he's young (it's a young man's game), and then once he retires, if he still has passion for programming he can go that route.

If he makes a lot of money as a footballer he'd also have the finances to hire the best programming teachers to get him up to speed in that world fast, and he'd be able to finance his own programming projects as well.

Hey, maybe while playing football he gathers a list of ideas for apps / technology that he could produce and sell to the football marketplace (which is huge) — and there's your direct carry-over from football to programming. His football experience would give him a huge advantage when it comes to creating software products for that particular market.

[diljot_saggu]

Finally found that I am not the only one who stressed about this

[YowyuanTinaChangAuthor]

This is my problem too, a big problem, and I had this problem for a long time, now I just decide to concentrate on writing and become an author.

[metil]

I wonder what he's doing now at 24

[rodolfodelatorre-es]

This video pretty much told me what I needed to know: Focus on one thing, either at a time, or at all times. Thank you for this.

[paulac.munoztorres]

I would love to meet this boy. We are the same a age a share this “mind diversificacatiln problem”. Just as him, I have a lot of goals outside what my primary care goals, eh hock is becoming a physician in this case, and the other goals sometimes feel as luring and important as the first one, ant it makes me feel overwhelmed. I hope this kid and I manage to find a nice balance and archive our goals eventually. ☺️

[VictorLaVance]

There is no such thing as "realistic goals"
If someone tells u that, its because it's not an ideal goal for them. People aren't supposed to "see" your vision.
Do what u want, do care what anyone says🎯

[diceman]

I will give you some different advice: Specialization is for insects, like Robert Heinlein said. look up famous polymaths through history, like Leonardo Davinci and if you want practical advice for following in their footsteps read the book refuse to choose by Barbara sher.

[itsjustkip]

My goals are animation (traditional), cinematography, photography, foley, writing, exercising, playing guitar and piano and sing... I have too many 0-0 I even want to be a puppet maker and costume maker/cosplayer. I even want to do electronics and MAN I HAVE TOO MANY


But I’m going well in them all by being self taught. I even give each topic a week worth of studying and researching each.

Pls help I want to shorten my list, life is too short to learn all of those 😞

[singwings]

John Sonmez is giving really good advice to here. If the questioner decides that he will only work on programming if Football doesn’t workout and has a detailed plan of where and how he will study if he needs it, than he can let that go for now and do football, and vice versa. I’m sure the questioner feels a hint that he won’t have both careers and is riding the fence.

[Kattar_HINDU_hu]

I am working at an IoT company, I do Front end backend blockchain plus, .... I am also trying for govt. jobs continuously studying 3 hrs daily and also doing Masters online program in cyber security.
I sometimes act different due to these various goals. I am so much taken, I dont get time to go out like others

[PoetryinPlay]

Like how you advise to focus on one area at a time.
If something comes in the future, leave it for later.

[tonyy]

Thank you, right now I’m 19 studying to become a PTA, after I will start studying as an adult to become a dermatologist, I don’t want to have more goals because it would just be very hectic, I would recommend just focusing at 2 things at least