One of the hardest parts about #adulting is trying to balance life from all angles. Hanging out with friends, going to work, finding a passionate job, finding passionate hobbies, and making sure to keep the checkbook going. For me, it has been a struggle in adulthood to keep up with all the tasks. Lately, however, I’ve stopped thinking about short-term benefits and started making decisions for six months from now in mind.
This change in mindset has definitely helped me in many aspects of my life. Instead of focusing on what might make me happy today, I think about what probably will make me happy six months from now. This mindset definitely detracts from spontaneity, but that’s something I’ve never needed more of anyway. Changing my mindset to the next six months lets me focus my efforts on creating a happy life for my future self, without sacrificing my current self. Instead, it gives me hope of who I will become if I stick to my plan.