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Varun
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Varun asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 1 decade ago

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 ?

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  • 1 decade ago
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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.

  • 1 decade ago

    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!

  • 1 decade ago

    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.

  • 1 decade ago

    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 .

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  • 1 decade ago

    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.

  • 1 decade ago

    Long-Term plan: It's true that your mind continuously changes, BUT you might like something that you think you'll like in 10yrs let's say.You want to form all types of goals around that last goal (maybe a career or something else)...that's why you have short term goals...to help you get to what you want. If you keep a focused mind and work hard to get to that long-term goal, you will have have less chances of changing your mind.

    Short-term plan: Yes! Of course you need to plan again...it's like going up the stairs...you go up one by one.

    Don't get to crazy planning your life cuz you don't know if tomorrow you'll die or your circumstances change. Just pick something you want to do in the future and write it down...and work with short-term goals to acquire it.

  • 1 decade ago

    That's why they are called 'plans' because they are to be tweaked, twisted, and altered as life throws curve balls at you.

    You'll continue to plan through your life, and I wouldn't be too concerned with how many times you change or alter both your short and long term plans. I think what is more important is putting into action the goals you are wanting to acheive.

  • 1 decade ago

    We cant actually make long term plans and think that whatever we want Will happen becuz most of the times alot of things change in life and where we r standing at so....we cant make long term plans if we do its very difficult 2 actually do wat u planed.Short term plans r better and yea we make a plan once and do wat we have 2 do but its not hard 2 continue with a shor tterm plan so humans do it often not only once.

  • 1 decade ago

    plans are never ending from our life

    short term plans are easy to get and long terms plans

    are long to work hard

    but sometimes in the life we have to choose

    long terms plan for be success and mature

  • 1 decade ago

    It's up to me If you make long term plans you need to arrange some period.Short term plans more useful than Long term plans.In fact you should choice it's up to your plans.

    For example:

    Get marriage is a long term plan

    go to cinema is a short term (you can arrange and change your plans)

    Best regards

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