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Life is a Goal Achievement Game

Life is a Goal Achievement Game

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Matt McDonagh
Mar 19, 2025
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To live a great life you must aim for the right goals.

Goals are incredibly important for a fulfilling and successful life. They provide direction, motivation, and a sense of purpose. By setting goals, we give ourselves something to strive for and a way to measure our progress. Goals can also help us to focus our energy, make better decisions, and overcome challenges.

Life itself is a game of goal achievement.

Is Life Really a Game?

The idea of comparing life to a game can feel, for some, a little…off.

Life is filled with profound experiences – love, loss, joy, suffering, birth, and ultimately, death. These aren't things we typically associate with the lightheartedness of a game. To reduce the complexities of human existence to a mere game might seem to trivialize the gravity of our lived experiences. It's understandable to feel uneasy with the analogy. The pain, the struggles, the very real consequences of our choices – these are not to be taken lightly.

However, while acknowledging the…

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