Once I started thinking about long-term goals in this way, it made them clearer and helped me uncover the reality of what it would take to accomplish them.

Major Hack: box them in

Let's call your long-term goals "Bets" because that's what they really are: full of risk, possibility, and the potential to win big.

Now let's box them in.

Inside the box: your purpose

Outside the box: the parameters you place on how you achieve it

I suggest you literally draw a box on a piece of paper and answer these key questions.

—benj

P.s. I’ve written a guide on this. Access it here for more context on how to “box in” your Bets.