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Dear Bear: I got everything I wanted, but I'm still unhappy

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Dear Bear, I’m frustrated. I had a lot of plans for my life when I was younger and I had ideas about what I wanted it to look like. I’ve exceeded all my own expectations and yet here I am, more frustrated than ever before. My life has become very complex. I’ve moved the goal posts. I’ve become distracted by details of process that are unimportant to my long term goals. I’ve become lost in the twists and turns of things other people say or things other people want.

Mar 20, 2022 ∙ Paid Lee Krasner, Noon, 1949 Dear Bear, I’m frustrated. I had a lot of plans for my life when I was younger and I had ideas about what I wanted it to look like. I’ve exceeded all my own expectations and yet here I am, more frustrated than ever before. My life has become very complex. I’ve moved the goal posts. I’ve become distracted by details of process that… Keep reading with a 7-day free trial Subscribe to bookbear express to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

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