Having my life in middle age derailed by a debilitating illness caused me to examine a lot of my priorities and values, and I can say now most of my goals are intrinsic.
I totally agree with you that intrinsic goals are much more worthwhile. I think a lot of the dissatisfaction from extrinsic goals comes from the let down that the monetary gains or status increases are not causing the expectation increase in happiness. Which then leads to even more disappointment that achieving the goal should make you happier.
Having my life in middle age derailed by a debilitating illness caused me to examine a lot of my priorities and values, and I can say now most of my goals are intrinsic.
I totally agree with you that intrinsic goals are much more worthwhile. I think a lot of the dissatisfaction from extrinsic goals comes from the let down that the monetary gains or status increases are not causing the expectation increase in happiness. Which then leads to even more disappointment that achieving the goal should make you happier.