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real-time snapshot of thoughts for future self reflection : 22/9/2023

(Material aspect are important, just like other non-material aspects are important.)

I read that one key to building wealth and remain contended amidst assault of the market is the ability to delay gratification.

That is, the self-control to stave off wants and having mindfulness to prioritise needs.

Delay gratification until the fruit of labor is ripe & ready for harvest.

To understand the bigger picture, prepare plans to manage risks and approach goals with good old discipline+patience.

As earnings increase, you will feel that you deserve to spend more because you work hard to afford it.

That is not a viable reason I feel, because ‘more’ is infinite and if appetite & impulse are the masters where does it stop? 

how much premium/high-tier/convenient/comfortable can be enough?

Consumerism is rife now and it preys on people who are a sucker for instant pleasure. 

People are dealing with lots of stressors from daily life and spending is branded as therapeutic.

Perhaps a better consideration is to think and plan for the spending to be as a reward when a substantial goal is achieved. As opposed to, tendency to splurge whenever you feel times are rough so you get surge of happiness from buying things..and escape reality for a moment. The idea is to celebrate, not escape your life events and chances are you’ll enjoy it more too. But I’m not gonna put a number for how many trips per year is right. Travel as much as you can. Life is but a sequence of fleeting moments and understandably people value things differently.

And remember for all our blessings and rezeki, in it contains portions for others too.

The increase in your resources means you are in a better position to help people in your life.

You are where you are now can be attributed to all the kind help and opportunities that many people extended to you throughout your journey since birth. So never think you yourself made all this.

Spread kindness and do good always, touch people’s lives by helping and foster genuine lasting relationships because the greater the impact of our good deed that people appreciate, the longer we will live.

is about to take a calculated risk. but how good am I in maths again?

My mind suddenly recalled an old music- Sungai Lui by Aizat Aidan.

I have not listened to it for so many years

It's a timeless song, the line that particularly relevant to me in current phase of life is

"Adakah semua ini yang ku inginkan, ataupun tanya mengejar dunia semata-mata?"