Just as we look back in horror at the lives of people five hundred years ago, I imagine people five hundred years from now will laugh at us and our c… - Mark Manson

And it took me a long time and a lot of struggle to finally figure out why: I didn’t actually want it. I was in love with the result — the image of me on stage, people cheering, me rocking out, pouring my heart into what I was playing — but I wasn’t in love with the process.

Everything that matters most in life will sometimes bore you.

Your marriage will bore you.
Your career will bore you.
Your kids will bore you.

But boredom isn’t a sign that you chose wrong. It’s a signal that you have chosen to make something more important than your own momentary pleasure. It’s the hidden fee that comes with purpose and meaning.

Commitment makes decision-making easier and removes any fear of missing out; knowing that what you already have is good enough, why would you ever stress about chasing more, more, more again?