End-gaining is a term I learned from the Alexander Technique, a physical rehabilitation technique. End-gaining is when we prioritize and put all our focus on the goal that we do not pay attention to the process by which we reach that goal. Here are some examples
– You want to turn in your 10-page paper by the 11pm deadline today. You ignore the fact that you’re hungry, tired and in need of sleep.
-You’re so focused on your promotion at work that you do not mind whose toes you step on to get there.
-You’re so focused on sharing your opinion that you don’t care whose feelings get hurt in the way.
-You’re so focused on the kingdom of God, you have little respect for the earth.
-You’re so focused at the work that you’re doing on your desk that you are not paying attention to your slouched shoulders, and overall bad posture.
How else can you be end-gaining at the moment? Please find ways to stop. If you wonder whether the end justifies the means, then please consider that end-gaining may be short-changing your well-being. (And yes, that was supposed to rhyme).
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