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Originally Posted by Faerie
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The person who got me into EQ was an uber, and he was one of those annoyingly successful people. Straight As in high school while working, playing sports and doing tons of volunteer work while managing to have a great social life. I never understood how he did it, but somehow he spent his time very well in EQ and in all things. Very goal oriented and whatever.
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That's the key, focused on goals! A lot of it has to do with maturity and the realization that while it is fun to waste time, it is better to waste time after you have accomplished something.
Also, it is very tough to maintain a high level of success at everything for many years. You see it a lot in high school and college because, well, those times are actually quite easy compared to later life, and also there are lots of avenues to excel in and be perceived as successful. Once people actually grow up, it becomes much more time-consuming to excel at many things.
I remember in high school and college having so much free time, even after school/sports/work and now (kids, family, demanding job) I don't have as much time for things like sports/video games. I am lucky if I can squeeze in 3 hours of video games and 5 hours of sports per week. Sometimes I miss those times (grad school was a good example) where I was doing really well in school/research, training (judo/grappling/weight lifting/soccer) 12 hours a week, and could squeeze in 2 nights going out per week. But in the grand scheme of things, it is always good to switch up your goals and change focus every 3-5 years on the big things in life, or else an active mind starts to become stale.