In a recent Esquire interview, actor George Clooney shares an insight that creatives and normals can benefit from. It speaks to the dangerous trap of being so focused on specific ultimate goals that it becomes detrimental to actually achieving those goals. A loss of overview and perspective can lead to less than desirable end results, the loss of satisfaction from the actual activity (making music), a lack of internal psychological momentum, and more. Setting goals is very important, and laying out a path to achieve them equally so, but an unhealthy focus on overly specific goals mostly leads to disappointment and bitterness. Keep your eye on the ball in a big picture way, and like Bruce Lee said, be water. Here is George’s healthy perspective.
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