Why is It Difficult for People to Think Long Term?
What you do now, that has two types of impact. It could be short term or it could be long term. If you always think about short term, you will hurt yourself in the long term. So is it difficult to think long term? Why?
People prefer present consumption. If they get something now, they like it. If you are promised to give something later, it might not make you feel good because you do not get anything instantly.
When you think long term, that means you are thinking about the future. Future is uncertain. Anything could happen in the future. You might not get the benefit. So, you are working for something that is uncertain.
Since the future is uncertain, there is risk. And people are usually risk averse. They try to avoid risk unless the expected return is higher. They love to get something faster. The faster they get something, the better they feel.
You often hear that life is short. The thing is, life is not that short as we think. Life is long. Due to advances in medical science, we stay healthy and fit at the old age. If you are 30, and you live 100 years, see how much time you have. So what are you going to do for the rest of your life?
If you are under so much pressure, all you want is to do something instantly to solve the closest thing. Suppose, you work in a company where you have a lot of responsibility. The company does not recruit new employees. You have to do all the work that three employees should do. You wake up early in the morning and get ready for office around 7 AM. Then you leave home for the office. You arrive at the office before 9 AM. You are supposed to work till 5 PM. But the reality is, you have to work till 9 PM or 10 PM. When you are home from the office, it is around 11 PM. The only free time you get at the weekend, and unfortunately, you have to work at the weekend most of the time.
In this situation it is difficult to think outside of your office, your mind is completely occupied. If you think about poor people, they are too busy to earn enough to eat today. Tomorrow they will think about tomorrow. Because of these reasons, it is difficult for people to think long term.
To think long term, you have to change your mindset. You are doing something now, it does not mean anything at the moment, but it means something in the long term. You have to take short term pain in order to get long term gain. You have to survive at present and work for the future.
What do you think about that? Please let me know your thoughts in the comment below. I’d love to hear from you.
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Yes, I agree with that. Life is not that short that we used to think. You might think he's finished. But in his head, he's not finished. He's just getting started.
Very good write up . in summary , YOU MIGHT BE LATE BUT CAN STILL BECOME THE LATEST . its not actually the fault of most people that they cannot think long term ,they actually lack the exposure to do so ,thus they grab opportunity just as they come to them ,they think based on what they see.My advice to everyone is to keep a healthy relationship with people who actually has the ability to think beyond what they see ,that's the key to unending success .you actually need hard work to make a dream become a reality ""TOMORROW IS IMAGINARY SO IS OUR DREAM ,Thus we need to think beyond what we see to make tomorrow what we dream of "". keep a healthy relationship , and those who are exposed enough to see this fact please become a blessing to others today . thank you !
Well said! There is something more that you might not see on your eyes. You cannot see something right now, it does not mean it has no existence. If there is dream, there is hope. As long as you have a dream and you are ready to put your effort and talent to make it come true, nothing can stand on your way.
Yes, it's the people who make everything possible, who make everything beautiful. Thanks very much @bishopvc for your comment. Looking forward to reading your post!
There are a lot of outside stuff that also sometime makes you think you don't have that long left. I am 36 my parents are both and died in their 50s. Could my path be half over? I don't think so but you never know. But you still have to plan for the future.
Yes, you're right. A lot of outside stuff makes you think that you are too late. You should have done this, done that. The thing is, they are saying from their perspective, not yours. It's your life. You decide what to do and when to do.
Thank you @stever82 for your comment! Really appreciate that!
I like to make plans both in the long term and in the short term, depends on what I propose. I like your example. This could be Ulog # 15 😊
Yeah, it could be. I will post ulog # 15 later. To make ulog, you have to use #ulog as a first tag and use ulog at the beginning of the title. All the pictures of ulog post should be on your own, not from any other sites like pixabay, pexels, unsplash.
I will keep posting ulogs and at the same time I will make general post like I did before.
By the way, the example of this post is the real one. I didn't make it up.
You have a lot of...
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