We're often told that it's important to have goals - but is it? Do we need goals? Do we have to make ourselves do things? Mer and I explore this and more in our fun conversation.

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More about Mer: https://www.mermonson.com/

Episode Notes:

• Do we HAVE to make goals?

• All the meaning we make up about goals

• Noticing if we use goals as a tool or a weapon

• Being moved to do something versus doing it to get somewhere

• Somewhere past childhood we decided doing stuff is serious work

• What if goals are just a way to play with getting stuff done?

• Creating as if our life depended on it, but knowing it actually doesn’t

• Who is the “me” that’s making up goals?

• Seeing the difference between what we make up and what we’re made of

• What if we don’t have to be so in charge of moving ourselves? What if life does that for us?