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# 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.

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* 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

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