Immediate fun or longer purpose — how to choose?

Both have a place. My purpose keeps me going. By doing the things that I find meaningful, I stay happy. I move towards my goal.

In the absence of a bigger goal, I would be lost. I would indulge in immediate gratification but that won’t do me much good on long-term as I would get bored of indulging, too, and then I would have nothing to fall back upon.

My work, writing, and other systems hold me together, helps me map myself in the world. And because they add such high value to my life, it is only natural that I have to give back to even deserve them.

I repay these systems by choosing them over other momentary pleasures. But in the middle of it all, I should sit down and rest sometimes. There is nothing wrong with pausing.