<p>Is the effort involved in pursuing any goal valuable, even if the goal is not reached.
“Be ambitious then one day look at yourself, you will not be disappointed”, Shuel Han once wrote in his autobiography published in 1923. The notion, though ridiculous to some, certainly conveys how important it is to be determined in pursuing a goal. Determination is not only the foundation of development but also the foundation of one’s joy. Mark Zuckerberg, the book “an inert world” by Helen Annaway and Psychologist John Hoffman strongly substantiate the statement.
To begin with, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, depicts clearly how each invidual’s determination and pursuit of goal can greatly contribute to the society’s development. Back in 2004, the beginning of a computerized era, the young Mark’s future was certainly murky with his dropping out of Harvard and his parent’s discouragement. His dream of connecting people back then was, undoubtedly, unreachable. However, Mark never backed down. Once he had set his sight on connecting people, no matter how much he had been discouraged and scolded, Mark persistently pursued his goal and, as a result, managed to create Facebook, thereby revolutionizing the culture of communication. Without a doubt, even if a goal seems unreachable, an individual should be prepared and determined instead of overwhelmed. Thus, with great determination comes great contribution to the development as a whole.
In addition to Mark Zuckerberg, the book “an inert world” by Helen Annaway described clearly how “inert” and slowly developed the world would be without the determination and pursuit of goals of each individual. In this world, as Helen depicted, when coping with the decision whether or not to pursue a goal, an individual is certain to back out and choose instead to stay in the comfort zone since she/he fears the unpredictability and unreachability of her/his goal. Consequently, the book’s world stucks in the middle age due to lack of development instead of the active and well developed era today. It is, therefore, easy to conclude that without the determination and boldness of oneself, the world is bound to be undeveloped.
Last but not least, John Hoffman, a respected psychologist of Duke University, depicts how satisfying pursuing a goal may appear to an individual. In his essay, John made a clear statement that people often suffer from depression and regret for they are overwhelmed and not determined when it came to pursuing a goal. On the other hand, as John stated, people are happier and more satisfied when they are more commited to their goals because even if the attempts failed, people would still be able to expand their points of view as well as gain fresh experience and knowledge. Hence, no matter what the results turn out to be, the effort involved in pursuing goals is valuable.
After the careful analysis of Mark Zuckerberg, “an inert world” and psychologist John Hoffman, one can conclude that the effort in pursuing a goal along with determination contributes not only to the world’s development but also to one’s satisfaction. Without determination of each individual, the world would not be as developed as it is nowadays.</p>
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