# What should I do in life? > When people ask me for a framework to decide what to do in life, I ask them to imagine themselves in their 40s, and then ask what would their ideal life look like then. > > If they can’t think of anything, I ask them to think of a person who is in their 40s and whose life they admire the most. > > Then I ask them what are the aspects of this person’s life they admire and want to have. For me, instead of aspiring to live the life of a specific person, I think of the traits I want to have by the time I am 50. *** * Being into fitness like Nithin Kamath * Being a lifelong athlete and anti-materialistic like Yvon Chouinard * “you keep moving, or you die.” * "Real adventure is defined best as a journey from which you may not come back alive, and certainly not as the same person." * “Purchase less stuff, own a few things that are very high quality that last a long time, and that are multifunctional.” * Being in sync with pop culture like Rohan Joshi * Being updated on multiple areas as I age like Mammootty {% embed url="" %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.sjaykh.in/curiosity/things-to-live-by/what-should-i-do-in-life.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.