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Comment author: buybuydandavis 23 March 2015 06:47:48PM 0 points [-]

Do you think finding goals is easy?

Sure. There are a lot of largely arbitrary goals of little practical use beyond exercising your goal fulfillment capabilities and developing your self control.

That's largely what school is, a gym where you develop self control, and why it is a disaster for smart children who simply find no challenge in the level of work demanded. When the weights are just way too light, little training effect occurs.