# How to Achieve One's Dreams (asking, not answering)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-achieve-ones-dreams-asking-not-answering/198314>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 28, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-achieve-ones-dreams-asking-not-answering/198314 "2003-08-28T23:43:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-achieve-ones-dreams-asking-not-answering/198314/1 "2003-08-28T23:43:30Z")

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😕 How do you balance long-term desires with short-term ones? That donut looks good vs. I want to lose weight?

😕 Must long-term and short-term desires always be at odds?

😕 Why is it so hard to “keep your eye on the ball?”

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**Author:** ![Skeptico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Skeptico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeptico)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-achieve-ones-dreams-asking-not-answering/198314/2 "2003-08-29T00:03:21Z")

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Eat a Diet Donut. 🙂