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We All Sacrifice Something. The Question Is What?

We all sacrifice. But the question isn't whether we sacrifice or not. The question is what are we sacrificing and for 'what' ?  

1. What are you sacrificing?
2. For what are you sacrificing?

Whether you actively make choices or avoid making choices, the reality is 'you are making choices all the time.' 

Not making choice actively is making a choice. You are okay with something else or someone else making that choice. Then you just follow it. 

And if you are making choices all the time then you are sacrificing all the time.

If you make a choice to read. You are sacrificing doing everything else in the world. If you decide to watch that new TV show, you are sacrificing doing everything else. 

So again the question is what are you sacrificing. 

The clear and best distinction for the answer, we need to ask question little more specifically. Are you sacrificing short term for long term or Are you sacrificing long term for short term?
And 2nd is, if you are sacrificing anything, then what are you sacrificing it for?

If you are sacrificing taking holiday, then what is the thing that you are making this sacrifice for? 

If you sacrifice your holiday, but then in the office you're not doing anything meaningful, this sacrifice just feels good but has not real impact. 

With every yes, you are automatically saying 'no' to everything else, at least for that moment. 

This leads to indecisiveness. Avoiding making a decision or delaying it. This way you think you're not deciding, but you are letting something else decide for you. Either way decision is being made. 

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