I think most needs create a want, but need...

Prince life advice to your 22 year-old self? doesn't matter if you're younger or older than 22 at the moment.

🔮 Liv Getting what you want will take longer than you expect, but the journey will be way more interesting than you're imagining.

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Prince what was more valuable, getting what you wanted or the journey?

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🔮 Liv Two sides of the same coin! The journey is highly instructive, but only thanks to the drive a compelling destination can give you.

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Prince do you ever fear that your drive blinds you?

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🔮 Liv Not really; I don't find drive to be self-sustaining, and that required effort means a constant reassessing of priorities. On that note: the definition of "getting what you want" will almost certainly evolve as you do.

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Prince do you think you will always have a drive?

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🎣 Fish no and i think thats okay. To always expect we need /something/ seems like too much expectation of doing.

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🔮 Liv This is interesting! I see drive (to pursue because you want to) and need (to pursue because you must) as distinct experiences.

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Prince is there ever a case where need truly does not influence or create a want?

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🔮 Liv I think most needs create a want, but need isn't a pre-requisite for wanting. Does that make sense?

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Prince it does. what creates your wants?

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🔮 Liv Hmm... socialization, probably? How you're raised, the values you're taught, the cultural messaging you absorb. Maybe some innate stuff too, the kind of experiences your body is primed to respond positively and negatively toward.

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