A Life Lie

"A naively formulated goal transmutes, with time, into the sinister form of the life lie. A forty-something client told me his vision, formulated by his younger self. "I see myself retired, sitting on a tropical beach, drinking margaritas in the sunshine." That's not a plan. That's a travel poster. After eight margaritas, you're fit only to await the hangover. After three weeks of margarita-filled days, if you have any sense, you're bored stiff and self-disgusted. In a year, or less, you're pathetic. It's just not a sustainable approach to later life."

- Jordan Peterson.