So good! Few articles grab my attention but this one did, from start to finish. I think many of us get caught up in self improvement and I implemented very similar steps because I noticed it wasn’t making me happier after all! And wasn’t that the goal going into it?

One interesting question though, and I don’t know if there is a good answer here: How do you find the happy medium between driven & goal oriented and laissez-faire? You mentioned you are still doing many of those things but just don’t beat yourself up over it anymore. Good approach! I still wonder how to best strike that balance. Best answer I have come up with so far for myself: Setting stoic goals. Read an article a few months back and hit home for me. It’s setting ‘themes’ rather than goals