Is there one overarching answer to all the FAQs?

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“The meaning of life is to give life meaning.”

Victor E. Frankl

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1. Your Own Path

As Victor Frankl points to above, it is our individual responsibility to find and create meaning in our own life.

This frequently asked question of 'meaning of life' is answered in many different ways, by many difference wise and knowledgable individuals that have come before us, often with many different answers, and will likely be debated still for many centuries to come.

The reason being, we all have our own Path to find and follow, there is no one answer.

That said, for the most part, we do all follow a similar path through life (hence the design of The Path). In a broad sense it follows Self > Others > All.

As in, first you need to support your 'Self', before you can support 'Others,' before you can support 'All.'

If you try to skip ahead, eg. start a relationship whilst you are unhealthy, in financial debt and unsure of your direction in life, it is likely to put strain on the relationship.

But also note, there are always dichotomies and contradictions in life. Sometimes a solid relationship is built strong from working through tough times together, and one of the main lessons in life is that, in the end, real joy is often found in helping others.

Which then takes the Self > Others > All model full circle eg. in the end by helping others you are actually helping yourself.

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2. Balance

Balance means different things to each of us at different times and in different situations. In general, what staying balanced 'does' is to help us prevent making too many mistakes as we progress along our Path. A few examples as a guide:

• If you are working hard aiming to achieve your Goals, ensure to monitor your Energy Management to avoid burnout and going backwards.

• If you are highly focused on your Income, ensure to keep an eye on your relationships with Others, to not let them go neglected. And also to spend time to Discover your uniqueness, so you have an eye on moving further towards what fulfils you.

• If you are focused on Investing and building your wealth, spend some time reading Library: Philosophy to ensure you are clear on your own ethics and Values, and don't wake up one day wealthy but lonely and purposeless.

• If you are currently learning how to influence Others and hence building your Astuteness in influencing situations, also ensure to spend some time on Compassion and Selflessness to ensure you are creating win-win scenarios and not becoming one sided or selfish eg. playing Finite Games when Infinite Games are more powerful (Read more: Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse. See review in Library: Strategy).

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3. Reading

If there is one super power, to apply to your Path, that can provide more adaptable insights for use throughout many facets of life, it is potentially reading. For a few reasons:

• Reading helps to build Focus. In a world of instant everything and expected instant gratification, the ability to sit quietly and read is becoming rare and more valuable.

• Reading helps to build Knowledge. Often the best answers to questions in your field, don't come from your field. If you read widely, you can potentially understand more than your direct experience provides.

• Reading helps to understand Others. We all see the world through our own five sense, our experiences and perspectives. Reading can drop you into the lives, times and experiences of many.

Here are the links to our library collections to get you started:

• Library: Maths & Physics

• Library: Chemistry & Biology

• Library: Philosophy

• Library: Human Nature

• Library: History

• Library: Biography

• Library: Strategy

• Library: Decision Making

• Library: Finance & Investing

• Library: Fiction

"In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn't read all the time -- none, zero. You'd be amazed at how much Warren reads--and at how much I read."

Charles T Munger

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4. Being Present / Mindfulness

In turn, if there is one practice, to apply to your Path, that best positions each of us to make the most of each moment throughout life, it would be the practicing of presence / mindfulness.

• The person in a high pressure situation who is practiced at Detachment, will usually have the best Judgement.

• The person who can manage their Emotions, is usually going to be better at Investing.

• The person who finds Peace & Joy within themselves, is usually going to have better relationships with their Self and Others.

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We wish you all the best. Enjoy and take care.

The team at STRATEGY OF ONE