Don’t worry so much about living a good life…
And focus more exclusively on living a good day.
Think of “good” in terms of what would make your 8-year-old self smile and your 80-year-old self feel proud.
Working your body to the bone might be great for the retirement that’ll cover your living expenses when you’re 80… but your 8-year-old self is going to be bored and upset.
Ignoring worldly responsibilities and chasing pleasure after pleasure might make your 8-year-old self laugh and cheer… but your 80-year-old self is going to struggle and frown.
Live your life in balance of these two “guardian angels.”
Work hard; play hard.
Or maybe better said: work smart; play smart.
Laying your head on your pillow at the end of a well balanced day, where both of your guardian angles are smiling and calm… is almost certainly a fool-proof way to make it to your final laying… smiling and calm.