Setting goals and achieving them. Which goal is satisfying? Does achieving a goal always make a person happy

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SUMMARY OF 2017/2018 .. THEMATIC DIRECTION "Aims and Means". If you are heading towards your goal and stop along the way to throw stones at every dog barking at you, you will never reach your goal. (F.M.Dostoevsky)

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The concepts of this direction are interrelated and allow one to think about the life aspirations of a person, the importance of meaningful goal-setting, the ability to correctly correlate the goal and the means of achieving it, as well as the ethical assessment of human actions. In many literary works, characters are represented who, deliberately or mistakenly, chose unsuitable means to realize their plans. And it often turns out that a good goal serves only as a cover for the true (base) plans. Such characters are opposed by heroes for whom the means of achieving a high goal are inseparable from the requirements of morality.

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Definitions: A goal is what we strive for, what we strive for, what we want to get, what we want to succeed in. Means: 1. Real conditions, opportunities. 2. transfer. outdated. Spiritual or physical qualities of a person necessary for something; ability. 3. Money, capital. Synonyms for target: Meta, target; species, intention, end, dream, ideal, aspiration. Synonyms for the word means: Method, method, mode of action, tactics, basis, trick.

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The goal is what we want. It can be of any scale. We call the goal the desire that we want to realize in the near future. Means are the methods by which we will achieve the goal. For example, if our goal is to write a good final essay, then we need to choose one of the means - either copy the work from the Internet, or read several good books and convey our thoughts on paper. The first option attracts more, since it does not require much effort. In life, everything happens exactly the same. To achieve any goal, we have good (humane, noble) means and bad (immoral, vile).

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What is the goal? The goal is the result that a person strives for in his activity, the expected result. This is a conscious image of the anticipated result that has arisen in the mind of a person, presented by him. The goal in life from a philosophical point of view is the general guidelines that a person determines for himself, including the meaning of life, his purpose in it. More highly expressed, this is the mission that everyone sees in their birth on earth. This is the answer to the question: why do I live? The goal from a moral, moral point of view is those moral principles that a person tries to follow, this is his personal program of enrichment of the inner, spiritual world, the image to which he aspires in his movement towards self-perfection, the answer to the question: what I want to be. The goal from a social point of view is a person's determination of his place in society, his social role, position in literally every sphere. These are answers to questions: what is my place in the political life of the country, how I want to see my financial situation, what professional activities I will be engaged in, what I want to see my family, etc.

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The goals are global, determining the direction of a person's entire life, and specific, as a result of a particular activity. A person can set such goals for himself almost daily, drawing up a program of action for some time. The goals are determined by the level of development, education, upbringing of a person, the characteristics of his personal qualities. Therefore, they say that goals are high, moral, contributing to the further formation of the best in a person, aimed at achieving the good of loved ones, people, country. But there are also low, selfish, goals, based on the desire to satisfy only one's own needs, without taking into account whether the activity benefits others or not. By the goals, one can judge about a person, what he is, how morally developed, formed as a person.

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What are means? Means are those methods, techniques, ways that a person uses to achieve his goals. The specific end determines the means that a person uses. Therefore, the means can be human actions (for example, studying the material, self-preparation for successfully passing the exam), words, supporting someone in difficult times (for example, the desire to calm down a person experiencing strong emotional excitement), finally, the means can be objects used in specific activity (for example, boards in a carpentry shop) From a legal point of view, there are legal and illegal means. The first ones do not violate the order of life of society, do not harm others. The latter threaten the peace and even the lives of people, they are dangerous. From a moral point of view, there are means that do not violate the laws of morality, built on the principles of good, justice, humanity, but there are immoral means that trample on the honor and dignity of people, carrying evil in themselves, crossing all the boundaries of what is permitted. Means, like ends, depend on what a person is, how decent he is, morally and socially formed. It is necessary to clearly think over the means to achieve the goal, so as not to harm others, not to humiliate oneself with immoral acts. End justifies the means. Is this statement always true? Of course not. Any seemingly noble goal achieved in low, dirty, lawless ways ceases to be such, since it is achieved by the pain and suffering of other people.

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Approximate List of Topics Can it be argued that all means are good in war? Does the end justify the means? How do you understand the saying: "The game is not worth the candle"? Why is it important to have a purpose in life? What is the purpose for? Do you agree with the statement: "A person who certainly wants something, forces fate to surrender"? How do you understand the statement: “When the goal is achieved, the path is forgotten”? Which goal is satisfying? Confirm or refute the statement of A. Einstein: "If you want to lead a happy life, you must be attached to the goal, and not to people or things"? Is it possible to achieve the goal if the obstacles seem insurmountable? What qualities should a person possess in order to achieve great goals? Are the statements of Confucius true: "When it seems to you that the goal is unattainable, do not change the goal - change your plan of action"? What does “great purpose” mean? Who or what helps a person achieve a goal in life? How do you understand the statement of O. de Balzac: “To reach the goal, you must first of all go”? Can a person live without a goal?

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As you understand the statement of E.A. According to "No transport will be passing if you don't know where to go"? Is it possible to achieve a goal if everyone is against you? What does the lack of purpose in life lead to? What's the difference between true and false targets? How is a dream different from a goal? Why is aimless existence dangerous? As you understand M. Gandhi's statement: “Find a goal, resources will be found”. How can you achieve your goal? Do you agree with the statement: "He walks faster, who walks alone"? Is it possible to judge a person by his goal? Can great dishonest goals be justified? How does society influence the formation of goals? Do you agree with A. Einstein's statement: "No goal is high enough to justify unworthy means to achieve it"? Are there unattainable goals? How do you understand the words of J. Orwell: “I understand how; I do not understand why"? Can a good purpose serve as a cover for base plans?

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Do you agree with A. Rand's statement: “Only the one in whom the aspirations have faded is lost forever”? In what situations in life does the achievement of a goal not bring happiness? What can a person who has lost a purpose in life be capable of? Does achieving a goal always make a person happy? What is the purpose of human existence? Should you set yourself “unattainable” goals? How do you understand the phrase "go over the head"? What is the difference between "momentary desire" and "goal"? How are moral qualities of a person related to the means that he chooses to achieve his goals? How do you understand the statement of L. da Vinci: “He who strives to the stars does not turn around”?

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Let no one go one step off the honest path under the plausible pretext that this is justified by a noble purpose. Any fine goal can be achieved by honest means. And if it is impossible, then this goal is bad (C. Dickens Through the implementation of great goals, a person discovers a great character in himself, making him a beacon for others (G.F. Hegel) The ideal is a guiding star. Without it there is no firm direction, but no direction - no life (Leo Tolstoy) No goal is high enough to justify unworthy means to achieve it (A. Einstein) Light has long been called a stormy ocean, but happy who floats with a compass (N.M. Karamzin) Only would people know that the goal of mankind is not material progress, that this progress is inevitable growth, and the goal is the same - the good of all people ... (Leo Tolstoy) If a person makes his goal something vain, that is, insignificant, insignificant, then it is not interest in the case that is laid here, but interest in oneself (G.F. Hegel)

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First, don't do anything for no reason or purpose. Secondly, do not do anything that would not be beneficial to society (M. Aurelius) A person who certainly wants something, forces fate to surrender. (M.Yu. Lermontov) A person must learn to obey himself and obey his decisions. (Cicero) When the goal is achieved, the path is forgotten. (Osho) The meaning of life is those goals that make you appreciate it. (W. James) Perfect means with unclear goals are a characteristic feature of our time. (A. Einstein) High goals, even unfulfilled ones, are dearer to us than low goals, even if achieved. (I. Goethe) If you want to lead a happy life, you must be attached to a goal, not to people or to things. (A. Einstein) You cannot change the direction of the wind, but you can always raise the sails to reach your goal. (O. Wilde)

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Find a goal, resources will be found. (M. Gandhi) If you are heading towards the goal and stop along the road to throw stones at any dog barking at you, you will never reach the goal. (FM Dostoevsky) The weaker and simpler people are best judged by their characters, while the smarter and more secretive people are judged by their goals. (F. Bacon) It's never too late to leave the crowd. Follow your dream, move towards your goal. (B. Shaw) When it seems to you that the goal is unattainable, do not change the goal - change your plan of action. (Confucius) You need to set yourself tasks above your strength: firstly, because you never know them anyway, and secondly, because the strengths appear as you complete an unattainable task. (BL Pasternak) Ask yourself, are you thirsting for this with all the strength of your soul? Will you live until the evening if you don't get this thing? And if you are sure that you will not live, grab her and run. (R. Bradbury) To reach the goal, you must first of all go. (O. de Balzac) A person must have a goal, he does not know how without a goal, for that reason he is given If he does not have a goal, he comes up with it ... (A. and B. Strugatsky) If you want to achieve the goal of your aspiration - ask more politely about the road you have gone astray. (W. Shakespeare)

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I understand HOW; I do not understand why. (J. Orwell) If you want to achieve a goal, do not try to be delicate or smart. Use rude tactics. Hit the target immediately. Go back and hit again. Then hit again, with a hard hit from the shoulder. (W. Churchill) No transport will be passing if you don't know where to go. (E.A. Poe) He who strives to the stars does not turn around. (L. da Vinci) Life suffocates without a purpose. (FM Dostoevsky) There are few unattainable things in the world: if we had more persistence, we could find a way to almost any goal. (F. de La Rochefoucauld) Some Jesuits argue that every means is good, just to achieve the goal. Not true! Not true! With feet defiled by the dirt of the road, it is unworthy to enter a clean temple. (I.S.Turgenev) He walks faster, who walks alone. (J. London) Life reaches its heights in those minutes when all its forces are directed to the implementation of the goals set before it. (J. London) High goals, even if not fulfilled, are dearer to us than low goals, even if achieved. (Goethe) At some second of the way, the target begins to fly at us. The only thought: don't shy away. (MI Tsvetaeva) The intention of a warrior is stronger than any obstacle. (K. Castaneda)

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Lost forever is only the one in whom the aspirations have faded away. (A. Rand) It is much better to do great things, celebrate great victories, even if mistakes happen along the way, than to join the ranks of ordinary people who know neither great joy nor great trouble, living a gray life, where there are no victories or defeats ... (T. Roosevelt) Without some goal and striving for it, not a single person lives. Having lost the goal and hope, a person from longing often turns into a monster ... (FM Dostoevsky) A person grows as his goals grow. (I. Schiller) If there is no goal, you do nothing, and you don’t do anything great if the goal is insignificant. (D. Diderot) Look for what is higher than what you can find. (D.I. Kharms) Nothing soothes the spirit more than the acquisition of a firm goal - the point to which our inner gaze is directed. (M. Shelley) Happiness lies in the joy of achieving a goal and the thrill of creative endeavor. (F. Roosevelt)

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In many literary works, characters are presented who, deliberately or mistakenly, chose unsuitable means to realize their plans. And it often turns out that a good goal serves only as a cover for the true (base) plans. Such characters are opposed by heroes for whom the means of achieving a high goal are inseparable from the requirements of morality. ...

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List of literature to prepare for the final essay. "Aims and Means". Jack London "Martin Eden" William Thackeray "Vanity Fair" MA Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita", "Heart of a Dog" I. Ilf, E. Petrov "Twelve Chairs" VA Kaverin " Two captains "FM Dostoevsky" Crime and Punishment "," The Brothers Karamazov "," The Idiot "BL Vasiliev" The Dawns Here Are Quiet "AS Pushkin" The Captain's Daughter "," Mozart and Salieri "O. Wilde "Portrait of Dorian Gray" I. Goncharov "Oblomov" IS Turgenev "Fathers and Sons" by L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace" MA Sholokhov "The Fate of a Man" DS Likhachev "Letters of Good and beautiful "AP Chekhov" A man in a case "O. de Balzac" Shagreen skin "IA Bunin" Mister from San Francisco "NV Gogol" Overcoat "," Dead Souls "M.Yu. Lermontov "A Hero of Our Time" VG Korolenko "The Blind Musician" EI Zamyatin "We" VP Astafiev "The King of the Fish" B. Polevoy "The Story of a Real Man" A. De Saint-Exupery "The Little Prince"

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According to one version, it was the founder of the Jesuit order Ignatius de Loyola who argued: "If the goal is the salvation of the soul, then the end justifies the means." This dictum was the motto of the order and, accordingly, the basis of morality, according to which the Jesuits "corrected the depravity of the means by the purity of the goal." The conviction in the justification of any means in achieving great goals was defended by many politicians (for example, Machiavelli), philosophers. Thus, the English materialist philosopher Thomas Hobbes argued: "Since everyone has the right to self-preservation, then everyone has the right to use all means and perform any deed, without which he is not able to preserve himself." But I.S. Turgenev expressed the exact opposite opinion: “Some Jesuits argue that any means is good, if only to achieve the goal. Not true! Not true! With feet defiled by the dirt of the road, it is unworthy to enter a clean temple. "

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Let's consider the concepts of "goal" and "means" from different angles. 1. Purpose as a fundamental part of human life. About the role and importance of having a goal in a person's life, about its absence, about a person's striving for heights, about achievements and about the goal as an engine of progress, about self-realization, great discoveries that are possible only thanks to the goal, about obstacles on the way to the goal, about the goal as a continuous process, as well as what and who helps a person on the way to his goals. 2. Goals are different (true, false, great, base, unattainable, selfish) You can speculate about the differences between goals and dreams, as well as how the goals of a person are connected with his personality. What does striving for certain goals lead to? 3. Does the end justify the means? Here you can speculate about whether it is possible to justify the great goals, achieved dishonestly, about the importance of human life, about the ways to achieve the goal and the ethical assessment of the methods and means of achieving the goal.

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AS Griboyedov "Woe from Wit" Why does a person live, what does he strive to devote his life to, what ways does he go to achieve his goal? A.S. Griboyedov tries to illuminate these philosophical questions in the play "Woe from Wit". The goals of the Famus Society are to achieve material well-being, high status, and career advancement. In principle, the goals are not bad. Every person who strives to live life interestingly and richly wants to take a worthy place among people. However, the funds chosen by the Famus Society are low. A vivid example of this is A. Molchalin, a man who is ready to do anything for the sake of promotion, money, prosperity. He tries to please everyone, please, flatter, hypocrite. The hero learned well the lessons of his father, who taught his son to please everyone: “First, to please all people without exception: the Master, where I will live, the Chief, with whom I will serve, His Servant, who cleans the dresses; To a Swiss, a janitor to avoid evil, To a janitor's dog, to be affectionate. " If, in order to achieve the goal, you need to play the role of a man in love, he also uses this means, deftly deceiving Sophia in the sincerity of his feelings, dreaming of marrying her, becoming related with the influential Famusov. Well, most likely, some means will still lead him to the desired goal. Chatsky is sure of this, speaking of the hero: "But by the way, he will reach the degrees of the famous, because nowadays they love the wordless ..." Chatsky's goal is to live life with dignity. He wants to serve the Fatherland honestly, without flattery and servility ("... I would be glad to serve, it is sickening to serve ..."), dreams of sincere love, strives to be honest, to have his own position, principles and not to change them, no matter how they contradict society. Yes, his ends and means are noble, but what anger they cause in society! "Woe from Wit" is experienced by Chatsky, not understood by those around him, recognized by them as a madman. But this is exactly how, according to the author, one must live - honestly, with dignity. And the hero is not alone, there are people like him who do not submit to false values. They are not among the characters in the play, but they are mentioned by the heroes of the work. This is Skalozub's cousin (“... he had a firm grip on some new rules. The rank followed him: he suddenly left the service, began to read books in the village”), and the nephew of Princess Tugoukhovskoy, who “does not want to know the ranks! He is a chemist, he is a botanist, Prince Fyodor ... ", and all the progressive youth representing the" present century ", because it is on her behalf that Chatsky speaks (" Where, indicate to us, fatherland fathers ... ") So not everyone is like Molchalin and others like him. Choosing a worthy goal in life, using appropriate means to achieve it, not making mistakes, not following the path of imaginary values - this is so important to become a person, to be honest with yourself and people. It is to this conclusion that the readers of the play by A.S. Griboyedov come.

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NV Gogol "Dead Souls" "The end justifies the means." These words are so suitable for the hero of N.V. Gogol's poem Chichikov! The goal is clearly set by the hero (it was already indicated in childhood by his father: “most of all, take care of and save a penny: this thing is the safest in the world ...”) - wealth, nobility, position in society. Step by step the hero goes to his goal. Already in his school years, he uses certain means to achieve it, is engaged in hoarding: he sells treats to his comrades, a bullfinch, which he has blinded from wax, carefully sews it into bags of 5 kopecks. And later, any shenanigans, if they led to money or promotion, were good for the hero. Let us remember how cleverly he deceived the boss by promising to marry his daughter. But after receiving the next rank, he forgot about it ("... cheated, cheated, damn son!") It seemed that it could be worse than selling "dead souls", and Chichikov sells them, not disdaining anything, because this can bring him significant income. Even a secular society, corrupted by the pursuit of money, does not understand the hero, and such a method of profit is alien to him. Chichikov can find an approach to anyone, literally charm the whole society with himself. Entering the confidence of the landlords, he makes illegal transactions. And everything would be fine if it were not for Korobochka, who decided in the city to find out if she had made a bargain when selling dead souls, if not for Nozdryov with his directness, who publicly asked how things were going with the purchase of these souls. This time the scam failed. But the hero still has so many opportunities ahead, and who knows, maybe he will succeed in another dubious undertaking. Of course, the author hoped that the person could change. It is no coincidence that he wrote the 2nd volume, in which he showed goodies. But N. Gogol himself realized that the heroes turned out to be too unreal, that it is very difficult to get rid of their vices in people, so he burned this volume. The desire to be rich is always inherent in people. This goal is well understood. But does a person always use worthy means? Doesn't he stoop to baseness, lawlessness, injustice? Everyone should think about this when determining the means to achieve their goals in order to be a respected and worthy person in society.

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FM Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment" A person sets goals in his life all the time - from small, daily to vital, which constitute the essence of everything he does. It is good if these goals bring joy, success, good luck not only to a person, but also to those around him. If they are selfish, then everyone suffers, and first of all the person himself. So the hero of the novel by FM Dostoevsky "Crime and Punishment" Rodion Raskolnikov also sets a goal - to check himself, who he is - "is it a trembling creature" or "has the right". What "right" is the hero talking about in his theory? On the right of an individual to commit a crime for the sake of great goals, for the salvation of mankind. Reflecting on "extraordinary people", he believes that they can "... allow their conscience to step over ... other obstacles, and only if the implementation of an idea (sometimes salutary, perhaps for all mankind) requires it." And here all means are good - right up to the murder, which he commits by killing Alena Ivanovna, the old woman-pawnbroker. However, the crime is scary because it pulls something else - the death of the pawnbroker's sister - Lizaveta, for the sake of whom, it seemed, the hero committed murder, trying to save her and others from this disgusting woman. But the idea, the theory of Raskolnikov arises in his mind only under the weight of the hopelessness of his personal position and the position of Dunya, a sister who wants to marry the unloved Luzhin for her brother's sake. That is, the idea of salvation of humanity turns out to be, in essence, the idea of salvation of oneself. Having committed a crime, the hero realized that he had fenced himself off from people, found himself "on the other side of good and evil." It will take a long time for Raskolnikov to fully realize the enormity of his theory, when Sonya's love will revive him to life. Reading the novel, everyone draws conclusions about what is important in this life, what to strive for, what goals to set and how to achieve this, how to get out of difficult life situations. Only life according to the laws of goodness and justice can help a person overcome everything. Evil, cruelty, murder - this will always lead to the abyss, make a person unhappy.

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Leo Tolstoy "War and Peace" The character of a person is formed all his life. Sometimes some goals and values are replaced by others. Much depends on the environment, on changes both in the life of the person himself and the entire country, the people. The hero of Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" Andrei Bolkonsky is constantly in search of his place in life. The author shows how his goals changed, the means he used to achieve them. At the beginning of the novel, the hero dreams of glory, goes to war with Napoleon in order to find his “Toulon”, that is, the starting point that will lay the foundation for his fame (“I want fame, I want to be famous to people, I want to be loved by them”). However, the war showed the insignificance of his dreams. Seeing the huge sky, clouds floating on it, he realized that he had to live according to the laws of nature, that all his goals were so base and worthless. Meeting with Natasha in Otradnoye, overhearing her words about the beauty of the night, in which there is so much desire to live with full breast - all this influenced Andrey. He wanted to be useful to people, to be useful to them (“... it is necessary that everyone knows me, so that my life does not go on for me alone ... that it be reflected on everyone and that they all live with me). He thinks over the means for this, entering the legislative commission of A. Speransky. At the end of the novel, this is a completely different person, who realized that a person is happy, living a single life with the people, the Fatherland, contributing to great things. And he also realized that he had to be able to forgive, because the very fact that he had not once been able to understand and forgive Natasha, deprived him of the love of such a woman! Before his death, Andrei understood this, "... that patient love for people, which his sister taught him, was revealed to him!" The author makes his readers think about many things, and above all about how to live on this earth, what kind of person to be. Favorite heroes of L. Tolstoy seem to suggest answers to these questions. Leo Tolstoy "War and Peace" The character of a person is formed all his life. Sometimes some goals and values are replaced by others. Much depends on the environment, on changes both in the life of the person himself and the entire country, the people. The hero of Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" Andrei Bolkonsky is constantly in search of his place in life. The author shows how his goals changed, the means he used to achieve them. At the beginning of the novel, the hero dreams of glory, goes to war with Napoleon in order to find his “Toulon”, that is, the starting point that will lay the foundation for his fame (“I want fame, I want to be famous to people, I want to be loved by them”). However, the war showed the insignificance of his dreams. Seeing the huge sky, clouds floating on it, he realized that he had to live according to the laws of nature, that all his goals were so base and worthless. Meeting with Natasha in Otradnoye, overhearing her words about the beauty of the night, in which there is so much desire to live with full breast - all this influenced Andrey. He wanted to be useful to people, to be useful to them (“... it is necessary that everyone knows me, so that my life does not go on for me alone ... that it be reflected on everyone and that they all live with me). He thinks over the means for this, entering the legislative commission of A. Speransky. At the end of the novel, this is a completely different person, who realized that a person is happy, living a single life with the people, the Fatherland, contributing to great things. And he also realized that he had to be able to forgive, because it was precisely the fact that he had not been able to understand and forgive Natasha once that deprived him of the love of such a woman! Before his death, Andrei understood this, "... that patient love for people, which his sister taught him, was revealed to him!" The author makes his readers think about many things, and above all about how to live on this earth, what kind of person to be. Favorite heroes of L. Tolstoy seem to suggest answers to these questions.

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M.A. Sholokhov "The Fate of a Man" In captivity of the Nazis, Andrei Sokolov, the hero of the story, rescues a platoon commander whom he does not know. The commander wants to give the Germans Kryzhnev, the same as Sokolov himself, an ordinary soldier for whom the former "comrades remained behind the front line, and his shirt is closer to his body," and Andrei is forced to strangle the traitor, after which he "terribly wanted to wash his hands, as if man, and strangled some creeping reptile ... For the first time in his life he killed, and then his own ... ". So the killing of one person became a means of salvation for another. Andrei Sokolov considered that the end justifies the means in this case, but this decision was not at all easy for him. This means that it seems impossible to give a clear answer in a dispute about ends and means.

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A.S. Pushkin "Eugene Onegin", "Dubrovsky" The heroines of the works of A.S. Pushkin. Tatiana Larina, even when she got married, did not forget her love for Onegin. But, in her opinion, it is impossible to achieve personal happiness with the help of betrayal, betrayal, suffering of a loved one: I love you (why dissemble?), But I am given to another; I will be faithful to him forever. Such is the conviction of the heroine of another novel: Masha, who is in love with Dubrovsky and forcibly married to another, refuses personal happiness, because it is possible only through refusal of her word, from the oath of allegiance: “Too late - I am married, I am the wife of Prince Vereisky ... I agreed , I swore an oath ... "For both heroines, sincerely and deeply in love, the impossibility of using such a means as betrayal, even for reunification with a loved one, is obvious.

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So, in the comedy by Alexander Sergeevich Griboyedov "Woe from Wit" the author shows how Molchalin stubbornly and persistently achieves his goal, using impartial means for this. The hero, striving to achieve the goal, begins to act. But what ?! To do this, he cleverly uses the daughter of Famusov Sophia, pretending to be in love with her. For the sake of Famusov, who invited Molchalin from Tver to his service, not to fire him from the office, so that Molchalin could stay in Moscow, the hero deceives Sophia in every possible way. He plays scenes of love, while at the same time he sympathizes with the servant Lisa. In one of the actions, Molchalin falls from the horse in order to cause a certain reaction from Sophia. The scene of the fall from the horse is direct evidence of Molchalin's moral fall. The fall is sheer meanness. This does not correspond to moral norms in any way. But this is how the hero gets his way!

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Also, the eternal question of the ratio of ends and means is touched upon in the dystopian novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. The story is told in the distant future, a "happy" society appears before the eyes of the reader. All spheres of life are mechanized, a person does not experience any more suffering or pain, all problems can be settled by taking a drug called "soma". The whole life of people is aimed at obtaining pleasure, they are no longer tormented by the torment of choice, their life is a foregone conclusion. The concept of a father and a mother does not exist, since children are raised in special laboratories, excluding the danger of improper development. Thanks to technology, old age has been defeated, people are dying young and beautiful. Even death they meet cheerfully, watching TV, having fun and taking soma. All people in the state are happy. However, further we see the downside of such a life. This happiness turns out to be primitive, since in such a society strong feelings are prohibited, ties between people are destroyed. Standardization is the motto of life. Art, religion, true science are repressed and forgotten. The failure of the theory of universal happiness is proved by heroes such as Bernard Marx, Gulmholtz Watson, John, who could not find a place in society because they realized their individuality. This novel confirms the following idea: even such an important goal as universal happiness cannot be justified by such terrible methods as standardization, depriving a person of love, family. Therefore, we can say for sure that the path that leads to happiness is also very important.

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Success depends on many factors, such as luck, environment, knowledge and skills in certain areas of activity. However, one of the most important components is the ability to set goals correctly and make every effort to achieve them.

Goal setting

A clear understanding of your own desires is the first step towards making your aspirations a reality. To understand the direction of action and determine what concrete steps to take in the future, the first thing to do is to clearly formulate the goal and develop a plan. For clarity, it is better to write down, formulating the desired result in the first person in real time. That is, as if at the moment it was already possible to achieve what was planned. Another important point is to describe in detail the progress of the plan, break it down into stages, roughly marking the timing of each step on the way to success. You can then make changes as needed. Regardless of which methods of achieving the goals will be chosen, the beginning of the path is identical in all cases: the correct formulation and understanding of what exactly you want.

In addition, there are various techniques for self-regulation and self-confidence building:

Visualization. Psychologists recommend visualizing the desired result. It helps to tune in to the wave of success and increase motivation.
Meditation. Helps to balance the psychological state, reduce nervous tension, get rid of fatigue, increase creativity and unleash potential.
Affirmations are often repeated positive statements.

Of course, the above techniques cannot completely replace the basic steps on the path to success. They only help to tune the subconscious mind to the desired frequency.

There are also various techniques that teach how to correctly formulate and write down desires, make a plan and achieve a goal.

Motivation

Correct motivation is the most important engine on the way to. Moreover, it is an indicator that testifies to the degree of importance of a particular desire. If the intention is not strong enough, it is worth considering whether the planned is really that important? Will the quality of life change after achieving the desired? Or perhaps this goal was influenced by others. Almost any dream requires certain costs: effort, time, money. If the degree of importance of desire and the amount of effort required are not equal, the likelihood of success will be questionable.

This issue is easier to understand with a specific example. Let's say a person sets himself the goal of mastering English, but cannot begin to regularly devote time to a foreign language. First you need to figure out what was the motive. Is it really vital? Perhaps the desire is dictated by a widespread belief that it would be nice to know a foreign language. For someone who, for example, found himself in another country, the question of the expediency of obtaining such knowledge will not arise at all, and all doubts related to the ability to languages will disappear. The study will become a top priority, the latent capabilities of the brain will be mobilized, and the new system of thinking and information transfer will be mastered in a short time.

If there are no such external motivating factors, then you will have to show willpower and artificially create conditions for advancement.

Willpower

Poorly developed willpower can significantly impair the quality of life. A person who is unable to overcome negative habits becomes a slave to his weak will. This is precisely the reason why people sacrifice long-term prospects for the sake of short-term pleasures, and natural personal aspirations are conquered by instincts and momentary impulses.

Willpower can be developed by regularly performing actions aimed at self-development. It can be anything: learning a foreign language, playing sports, reading informative literature, playing musical instruments, chess, acquiring new skills in any area.

One of the most important conditions regarding how to achieve your goals is the ability to concentrate on the primary task, discarding everything unnecessary. These actions will be easier to accomplish if you find the right stimulus and focus on what you want. It is recommended to set no more than two goals at the same time. Otherwise, dispersal and the desire to succeed in several areas at once can turn into a collapse.

Procrastination is the enemy of success

The reason for the constant postponement of important tasks for the future lies in the contradiction between the unconscious zone, which is responsible for short-term pleasures (limbic system) and the prefrontal cortex, which controls planning and long-term prospects. There are two ways to overcome this negative habit: increase motivation or decrease resistance.

Common causes of laziness and procrastination:

diffidence;
lack of knowledge;
fear of failure;
fear of working hours;
wrong habits.

How to deal with self-doubt?

Lack of self-confidence, in turn, can cause a constant delay in action. The only way out is to overcome uncertainty and start implementing your plans. For an objective assessment of any question, you can use the method known as the "Descartes square":

Usually, most people consider this or that problem from only one side: what happens if you implement your plan. Looking at this from different angles, one can foresee in advance the possible benefits and impending losses. Awareness will add confidence and help clear up most doubts.

Incompetence

Another reason for the lack of confidence in their own capabilities often lies in the lack of information.

In this case, there are several solutions:

Find a teacher. It can be someone you know or a famous person. often help to achieve the goal, following the same path.
Start self-study and learn as much as possible about the issue of interest.
Find helpers and delegate some of the work. Surrounded by like-minded people who are always ready to help, it is much easier to achieve the goal.

How to overcome fear of failure?

This is the most common enemy of success. Fear is closely related to insecurity and is often the cause of its occurrence. The mechanisms for dealing with such fears are almost identical to working with a lack of faith in your own. To protect yourself from possible failure, you need to consider all the ways and solutions. In addition, you need to figure out what criteria will be used to evaluate the level of success. Sometimes the reason for the apparent failure is the excessive demands on yourself.

For those who have managed to overcome fears, doubts and insecurities, it will be much easier to achieve the following goals.

Fear of long hours of work

To solve this problem, you need to divide a large amount of work into stages. Each time, starting the next segment, direct attention only to what is important at the moment. It is best to think about the next problem after the previous ones have been achieved. This method will help you do more, conserve energy, and do any job efficiently.

Another good way to overcome fears and doubts is to remember those moments in your life when you were able to easily achieve your goal (or goals). Fond memories can instill confidence and help you look at a situation from a positive perspective.

Wrong habits

The whole life is built from small things we do every day, most of which have already become a habit. If for years you have not been able to build life according to your own desires, perhaps you should think about the expediency of the actions performed.

A habit is formed by repeating the same action many times over a period of time. This is due to the fact that neurons used simultaneously form a network. Therefore, many actions are performed automatically, and attempts to perform something new at first cause difficulties. Thanks to this, throughout life, not only habits are formed, but also a certain attitude, as well as ways of responding to various kinds of stimuli of the external environment. That is, depending on the set of repeated actions, a person creates a certain perception of the world around him.

If a person has a program of negative attitude towards everything that happens, it is most likely that any aspirations to achieve success will end in failure. You can change this program by getting rid of destructive attitudes and development. In addition, it is important to introduce habits that will subsequently help you get closer to what you want. Certain regular actions aimed at self-development and changes in the quality of life in general will change the world outlook for the better in the future. You can start small. For example, to replace the daily two-hour watching of TV shows with reading educational books, both general educational and narrowly focused, allowing you to deepen your knowledge in your professional field. Or learn something new that will help unleash your creativity.

There are also completely non-standard methods of changing the usual way of life. For example, looking for new ways to do the same job, changing the sequence of everyday activities, developing ambidexterity - becoming a person who can equally well perform certain actions with both hands (for example, write).

Every person has a purpose. For some, it is small, like buying a new phone or going on vacation. For others, it is larger: for example, to create a business with a turnover of a million rubles a month or build a house for a family. Still others are guided by the global and practically unattainable: to become president, to solve the problem of poverty in the country, to establish peace in the world.

What is a "goal", how to achieve a goal?

Very often a person confuses the concepts of "goal" and "dream". Although they are similar to each other, they are very different in meaning.

A dream is a hypothetical object or phenomenon, upon the achievement of which a person will, as he believes, feel happiness.

A goal is an ideal or real object of a person's aspiration, to the achievement of which a person's thought process and actions are directed.

The difference between these concepts is that the "goal" is measurable and creates an orientation - a vector, the achievement of the goal. She has a direction of movement, and the dream just exists. A dream pleases consciousness with its presence, but the goal has a very real framework, and most importantly, to achieve it, you can draw up a step-by-step plan. As they say: "A goal is a dream with a specific deadline.".

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Most people oversimplify goal setting. Think about her, and that's enough. But its setting and goal achievement are inextricably linked. The more accurately it is set, the easier it is to achieve.

There are several methods of staging it, all of them are similar to each other as brothers. But the most common is the S.M.A.R.T. When setting a goal, it is necessary to take into account 5 main components that make it possible to specify it as much as possible, making the steps to achieve it clear and consistent.

S.M.A.R.T. target setting system:

Specific- concreteness. Determining the need for a goal is too vague perception. You need to get to the bottom of the real reasons why you want to achieve this particular goal. Maybe you want to gain respect in the eyes of others or assert yourself. There can be many reasons. But only after you understand the true reasons for your desires, you can build a real plan to achieve it.
Measurable- measurability. A clear criterion is needed by which it will be possible to determine that the goal has been achieved. For example: "Earn $ 100,000 in 12 months" or "Create an online store with 500 visitors and sales of 5 items per day."
Agreed- consistency. Your goal should not directly intersect and affect the interests of other people. This can make it much more difficult to achieve your goal. If it is impossible to avoid overlapping interests, it is necessary to improve the original plan taking into account these nuances. For example, before opening your own store, you need to check if there are competitors in the district, and if there are - how you can get around them.
Realistic- realism. Big ambition is one of the important traits and many call it "", but it is important to understand that they (ambition) must be balanced. Naturally, the goal of "making a million dollars in a week from scratch" is impossible to achieve, no matter how much effort and enthusiasm. “Making $ 10,000 from scratch in a month” is difficult, but possible. But "To create a business that brings $ 10,000 monthly profit in 2 years" is quite real and achievable.
Timed- limited in time. Deadline is a very important method of achieving a goal. It is the limited time that will allow.

Only after its complete study according to these five criteria can and should be created a plan for its implementation and broken down into specific tasks.

Now for a few important points. Do not confuse "goal" and "task". A task is a specific action, the execution of which brings us closer to the fulfillment of the goal. For example, "Create a business plan for an online store" is a task. And “Provide a stable monthly income of $ 10,000 for your family” is the goal.

It is also worthwhile to clearly define what is really needed. Buying a car within a specified time frame is a goal. The desire to provide comfortable movement in the city is more like a task or a wish.

IMPORTANT!

Determine what you really want. Many goals can be imposed by society, so it's worth understanding your desires. You need to think carefully, and if you really want to achieve it - then go ahead! If it matches your deepest values and desires automatically.

A dream, a cherished desire, a life goal - at first glance, these are similar concepts. In fact, these words mean completely different things. A dream may be unrealistic, but a desire may not be fulfilled. In order for what you dream about to come true, you need to move from wishes to goal-setting. However, the goal can also go unfulfilled if you formulate it incorrectly. Correct setting of goals and their achievement. This logical chain is the path to success.

How to set goals correctly

Goal-setting is the process of setting a goal. Many popular science books are devoted to this concept. According to psychologists, a correctly formulated task is a 50% guarantee of its achievement. Many people don't know how to set goals correctly. Therefore, it is not surprising that trainings have become popular, where professional psychologists teach the basic principles of goal-setting. Unlike desires and dreams, a goal is a definite, clear concept, since there is a specific result behind it. This result should be seen. One must believe in achieving the goal. Only then can it really be achieved.

Formulations: “I want to expand my business”, “I want to increase my income” are examples of desires. To translate them into the category of goals, you need to specifically define what it means to expand your business. Open new branches? Expand the range of services? Attract more clients? Increase production volume? How much to increase or expand: by 20% or 2 times? The result you are striving for should be measurable.

The result you are striving for should be measurable.

It is best to write down a specific goal in your diary. To formulate it, use active verbs, such as "to do", "to earn", "to achieve". Do not use the words "must", "necessary", "need", "should", as they carry a semantic connotation of compulsion, overcoming internal barriers. This is your goal. You want to achieve it, no one is forcing you to do it.

Reaching goals that are too simple is not fun. The task must be difficult, so that on the way to it you have to overcome difficulties, this is the only way to develop. But the goal must be real. Therefore, before formulating it, it is necessary to analyze the current state of affairs and assess the available resources and capabilities. Opening 5 new branches at once or increasing revenues 10 times is unlikely to succeed. Achieve more modest goals first. Over time, you will come to something that you did not even dare to dream about at the beginning of the journey.

The correct setting of the goal necessarily contains an indication of the time of its achievement. For example, goals to expand a customer base or increase production should be specified in terms of percentage indicators (by 30%) and term (1 year).

If you learn to correctly and specifically formulate goals for yourself, you will be able to clearly and clearly set them in front of others. The head of the organization must know the basic principles of goal setting. Then he will demand from his managers to correctly formulate the goals of their work. And this is a guarantee that they will really fulfill their tasks.

How to achieve your goals

The methods for achieving goals are as follows:

The goal leads to the result. If it is very important to you, then it will be easier to achieve it. Imagine all the benefits of achieving the end result. Look forward to the feelings of joy and success that you will experience at that moment. Then no fears and doubts will interfere on the way to the goal. Psychologists call this technique the visualization method. It helps to actualize all external and internal resources to achieve the goal, attracts the necessary ideas, people, funds. For example, think about the benefits you will get by increasing your income by 50%. You will be able to afford more expensive real estate, a car, rest, gifts for loved ones. Raise your social status. Which of these benefits is the most desirable for you? Imagine that you have already achieved it. And let this picture motivate you. When you set goals for your employees, help them see the benefits of their overall achievement. Raising salaries, bonuses, career growth, receiving additional funds to the company's budget for corporate events.
To go a long way towards achieving a large and important goal, you need to divide it into stages. To do this, the global goal is broken down into smaller goals. These, in turn, can also be broken down into smaller tasks. If all this is schematically depicted on paper, then you get a real system of goals and subgoals. Try to formulate each of them clearly with an indication of the time frame for achievement, and then this scheme can be easily turned into a step-by-step plan of movement towards the main global goal. This planning will be the basis for compiling clear instructions for action for your subordinates. For example, the goal to expand the range of services can be divided into sub-goals: to study the specifics of new services, to purchase the equipment necessary for their provision, to select specialists or train their employees, to find an additional place.
Close people can help in achieving personal goals. And when it comes to business-related tasks, you cannot do without the help of employees and partners. Having broken down the global goal into specific sub-goals, think over which of the subordinates can cope with each of them most successfully. But remember, the initial goal was set for yourself, it is important to you, therefore, the responsibility for achieving it also lies, first of all, with you. If you do not reach your goal, because one of the employees did not fulfill the task assigned to him, then the blame for this will lie with you. This means that you overestimated the resources of this employee. Perhaps he needs more time to solve his problem or needs to improve his skills. Or maybe a completely different specialist is needed to achieve this sub-goal.
Try to assess in advance the obstacles that will arise on the way to achieving the goal. Think about how you can overcome or eliminate them. Not all at once, but gradually, one at a time. Of course, you won't be able to predict all the problems. But you will have a plan to eliminate at least some of them.
Look for additional resources. New information, new knowledge and skills will help to overcome obstacles that may seem the biggest at first. You may need to hire new specialists (marketers, analysts, content managers, business coaches) or your former employees will need to take training courses, trainings, seminars.
Make a general plan of action for the period of time that you have given yourself to achieve the goal. In it, reflect who and in what time frame will solve intermediate tasks, what resources and additional investments will be attracted to overcome obstacles. Based on the overall plan, make more detailed plans for each quarter, month, and even week. Of course, you will have to adjust a lot in the plan at runtime. Indeed, on the way to the goal, you will have new knowledge, experience, and circumstances may change. Most likely, during the implementation of the plan, you will see mistakes made in drawing up. So, along the way, you will need to work on errors. You may even have to adjust your goals if you realize that while your resources are not enough to achieve the initial ones. But that's okay. All the same, you will already cover part of the path, gain new knowledge and experience that will help you adjust your goals and move on.
Periodically review your goals, methods of achieving them, and resources. This is useful for further rational planning of your path.
Weigh the price you will have to pay to achieve your goal. Financial investments will be required to train employees and purchase equipment. Additional time is needed to monitor the work of the new branch. You may need to cut back on personal leisure time or spend less time with your family. To complete the training, you need to spend strength and energy. And attracting a partner to the business will force you to abandon the habit of deciding everything on your own. Assess your willingness to sacrifice it all and step out of your comfort zone.

The goal always leads to action, because if you do nothing, then you will not achieve the goal. Conversely, to start acting, you need to set yourself a goal. There is no better motivation for action.

Good afternoon, dear homebodies. Today we will understand why achieving goals does not bring! Where does happiness come from? This is one of the most important questions that people have been asking themselves for centuries when they try to penetrate into their own nature and the world around them.

Everything we do is aimed at achieving happiness, but many of us will never achieve that.

We pursue happiness in many ways, and the most obvious is achieving or owning what we want. Most people believe that if they want something, it is only because it will make them happy, and they believe that they must do everything to get it.

Obviously, this is how we were created by nature to continue to reach up and reach new goals throughout our lives. But, such a lifestyle will never make a person either happy or content for a long time.

Achieving Goals Doesn't Bring Happiness

Some people study this topic deeply and wonder what else they lack in life to be happy. They look at others and think: “Oh, Petya has a BMW, and he is happy, but I am not, so I must have this car to be happy”.

And a person throws all efforts to get this car, does not sleep at night, does not eat up and forgets about all kinds of entertainment. So several hellish years pass, and now the coveted BMW is already parked under the window.

Several days of joyful euphoria, and then everything is still - the new car did not bring happiness. And then a new search for incentives begins. This is a vicious circle.

When you don't get what you want, you have at least something to blame for your unhappiness. If you realize your own and understand that you still are not satisfied with everything, then you may start to feel like going crazy.

Achieving goals does not bring happiness. People who suddenly get what they want, who win the lottery, or pursue their life dreams of being a star or anything else, start to see real problems because of it.

You've probably heard about the problems of the brightest Hollywood stars who behaved strangely despite their success - they abused cocaine, or unexpectedly shave their bald head in a fit of rage, commit suicide attempts.

Is this how happy people behave? This happens when there are overestimated expectations that some achievements will make them happy, but this does not happen.

Others blame the circumstances: "If only things were a little different than now, I would be happy." This is self-deception. They wouldn't be much happier - they would find something else to blame.

These people blame everything but themselves, so that at least they don't feel as if it is their "grief" that stems from their guilt. The irony of this situation is that only creating your own responsibility for your own problems can solve them.

The circumstances that people blame for their problems are varied - this is where they currently live, where they work, and even other people.

Blaming another person or groups of people for their unhappiness is quite common and must be recognized as a source of trauma, conflict, and unnecessary suffering. And achieving goals does not bring happiness.

So where can you find happiness?

People have traveled to the ends of the world in search of an answer. Despite this, they were still left with a question. Even the greatest thinkers in history did not acquire it, and the reason for this is that happiness cannot be achieved through thinking.

Happiness cannot be bought, eaten, or cheated. It cannot be “received” from anywhere, because nothing outside can make you happy. The only source of happiness is yourself, you have it in you, because you were born with it.

Happiness is an innate human condition.

Children, when they come into this world, do not need a reason to be happy, they just are. Until they are directly threatened by hunger, some kind of danger or something like that, the child naturally moves towards happiness and a state of happy. Happiness is simply the absence of suffering.

This is nothing new. It is ancient, as old as the world, and has been repeated in countless forms since the time of the Buddha, if not earlier. And at a certain level of consciousness, under the cover of our own illusions, we all know about this.

This is coded in our language: the word "unhappiness" means the absence of happiness. We are not talking about achievements and material values - happiness has nothing to do with these things.

Look at children, even when they are sick, they get a lot of pleasure from life, because nothing can take away their innate ability to be happy. A child does not need to move to the very top of the career ladder to be incredibly happy.

Think about why little children are happy? What would you say to the question about the explanation of this phenomenon? You could point out that children shouldn't worry about anything, the future or the past, that they don't want anything that they don't have, and they don't expect anything from the future.

These ideas are repeated in Buddhist parables, which claim that all suffering comes from desire: the desire to have something that we do not have, the desire to influence the future or change the past, and the desire for other people to behave in the desired way.

All of this falls under the category of whims that cause suffering.

Everyone knows that people who are worried about the future are less happy than those who do not worry so much, even if they both have the same question. To worry is to suffer.

And that means achieving goals does not bring happiness.

Just be happy!