POLL : Long term plans and Short term plans ?

Long term plan : How can one confidently decide of fixing a long term goal in life since our mind keeps continuously changing

Short term plan : Once you are done with that short term plan , do you need to plan again ? If so how many times you should plan in your life ?

Saana2008-06-18T07:38:10Z

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Life is uncertain, everything can't be planned, But still we have to develop a framework in our mind to deal with these uncertain situations and also for the well organized and smooth functioning of the tasks we have undertaken.
And to talk about short term and long term plans, the short term plans are the ladder to acheive our long term goals.

Third P2008-06-18T07:53:56Z

Either long or short term plan. It is a matter of personal choice you have to decide. It will depend really on the plan you would like to achieve in life. Plannning is a continuous process as long as we live. It is a matter of planning out what life you are going to face. Things in life could be done through a short term depending on the course you are into.

Thanks for asking. Have a great day!

dingdongwakeup2008-06-18T07:24:24Z

it depends on where you are in your life to be able to have either or. If you are young and in college or younger a short term plan is better (finish college and buy a car and get a job so on and so fourth) Then once you finish those short term ones you can work on (get married have kids get 100k a year etc.) Also if you are struggling financial you should have short term goals. All the rest should have long term.

padma m2008-06-18T10:35:05Z

We can not make long term plans in life because the circumstances and our preferences go on changing .
So it is better to make short term plans and and depending on its' success , we can plan further
.Usually the solutions come automatically and we need not take much pains to chart out a plan a number of times .

naughty2008-06-18T08:47:48Z

Excellent question.
Short term plans are for basic needs only,once they are fulfilled and guarenteed there is no point in extending the short term plan further.Many people are stuck here and they on planning short term plans again and again and in the
process they waste precious human life for petty things.God
save them!
As the questioner rightly pointed out it is difficult to decide
the long term goal.It is everybody's experience that we are
extremely happy during deep sleep in which world is not seen
we are not even aware of our mind or the body,no bank balance,
no wife,no children,no friends.So the happiness in deep sleep is independent of all these things but we are unaware during that state.Can we enjoy that happiness while we are awake is the long term goal because every being wants uninturrupted happiness.For this we have to change our way of life radically so that there is no mental conflict in daily life
and in such way of life peace is conferred on us unasked.

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