Comment from Blog

Here is the first paragraph of another comment posted on my blog: “I stumbled across your web site today and succumbed to my curious state. Goal-Free Living, how contrary to the stuff forced down me since childhood. I have seldom successfully done the goal thing. It some how runs against my nature to live life […]

Happy as a Dog

One of my favorite authors is Carl Hiaasen. He writes fun books where the bad guys are always land developers in Miami. In his book Sick Puppy, one of the characters is a dog. A Labrador retriever. A very goal-free dog. The dog was having a grand time. That’s the thing about being a Labrador […]

Gross National Happiness

A recent New York Times article raises the question, “What is happiness. In the United States and in many other industrialized countries, it is often equated with money.” The article continues with an idea of the small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan: Gross National Happiness. “The goal, according to many involved in this effort, is in […]

Alan Alda's Goal-Free Quote

In Alan Alda’s new book, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed (And Other Things I’ve Learned) , he tells a story about “The Apple Tree,” a mid-’60s Broadway play, which resulted in a Tony nomination. What he recalls in the book is wondering where his career was going. In a recent CNN interview, Alda is quoted […]

Quote of the Day

I met someone this weekend who, after a major tragedy, decided to take the goal-free path. His life is now one of adventure and exploration, always trying new things. He says that he still makes plans. But the purpose of the plans is to tell him what NOT to do. He and his buddies have […]

Comment on Blog

From time to time, I will take comments buried deep within my blog, and include them here. Here is a recent comment that you may not have seen. “How our perspectives get elevated in accordance with our inflation in life experience, external events and thus expectations. We get moulded, bullied and branded everyday into beliefs, […]

Go 95%; Achieve Optimal Performance

I just read a blog entry on CanOWorms that discusses the concept of 95% perfection. The general idea is that in sports, we achieve optimal performance when we put 95% effort into what we do. My own experiences — personal and professional — support this premise. A few years ago, I worked with a Formula […]

The Road Less Traveled

I was saddened to learn that M. Scott Peck, the psychiatrist and author of “The Road Less Traveled”, passed away this past week. I remember reading the book many years ago when I was at a cross-roads in my life. The book was insightful and packed with content. Certainly no fluff! And that no fluff […]

Not-To-Do-Lists

In Goal-Free Living, you will read about an alternative approach to the “to-do” list: the “could do” list. Here is a link to another interesting alternative: the “not to do” list. Following just a few of these may save you lots of time — allowing you to pursue endeavors of even greater pleasure. Admittedly, I […]

Quote of the Day

From a button I purchased in a store in California — “I used to DREAM of making the salary I’m now STARVING on.”