Your destiny is determined by the choices you make. Choose now. Choose well. Tony Robbins
The thing that feels right versus the right thing:
Taking drugs or watching porn may feel right, but it's not the right thing to do.
Working hard towards your goals may not feel right sometimes but it's the right thing to do.
The same happens with eating ice cream, exercising regularly, eating fruits and vegetables.
Don't go for what is good or feels good, choose what is good for you.
When you resist the temptation of taking the easiest path, you build up self esteem and your willpower goes up. Taking the path of least resistance won't add value to your life, it will give you an easy life, empty, with no meaning.
There are 3 types of life:
Learn to apply the strategies of all of them, because they are all important for you:
1. The pleasure life feels good, be present in the moment and make the most out of each situation. Be fully present to live your life at the most. Live every moment of your life fully. Practice Mindfulness.
2. The good life puts you into flow, do what you enjoy doing the most? When does time fly for you? Flow is working at the limits of your challenge and abilities. Think of Michael Jordan playing basketball.
3. In a meaningful life, where you sacrifice your ego for the good of others, values and ideas. Gandhi, Jesus and Mother Theresa lived meaningful lives.