Can you succeed and be happy in life if you always 'play it safe'?

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Can you succeed and be happy in life if you always 'play it safe'?

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RolandCuthbert Follow
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Of course not. My favorite Star Trek Next Generation episode;

Picard has always regretted his brash, wild youth. He was sleeping around with different women, he got into fights constantly, he was arrogant and irresponsible.

So he wished this incident where he got into a fight and nearly died had never happened.

Q, granted his wish. And when he returned to the present day universe, he was a low ranking engineer aboard the Enterprise.

It was hilarious!!!

He learned that without his propensity to take risks in his youth, he would have never learned about how precious life is and what a privilege it is to be alive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeLrqLP1DJk

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  very apt
  
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madgoat Follow
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Yes but you'll never be a high flyer unless you're lucky. However, you decide what is happy and success for you.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  all about perception. as you cite
  
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MyVoiceHeard Follow
Xper 2 Age: 46 , mho 79%

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I don't believe you can fully be happy playing it safe for the most part. Cause life is mostly a gamble, a risk. And if you're always, or usually playing it safe... you're going to miss out somehow, an probably on a lot. You won't be as happy as you maybe would've could've been, had you took some risks.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  yes, it is a joyous balance between caution and risk
  
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- MyVoiceHeard
  
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  True it has to be balanced. It can be all caution or all risk.
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  can if you are lucky. aka, a rainbow shining out of your deriere
  
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- MyVoiceHeard
  
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  I meant it can't be. Not can. What lol
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  you are successfully messing with my head ;)
  
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- MyVoiceHeard
  
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  I'm smart, I understand what you said...
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  obviously so. as well as what i didn't say
  
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- MyVoiceHeard
  
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  I mean... I understood what you meant by the rainbow comment... I was saying what? as in you're silly haha... you said I'm messing with your head... which said to me,... that you meant, me asking what, was stupid of me, an boggling your mind... so I said, I'm smart, I understood your rainbow comment... now I have a headache... All I meant is... an I corrected my spelling on it was... that it can't be all caution or all risk... I simply agreed... it had to be balanced...
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  no debate. i was agreeing with you. in a non safe, risky manner ;)
  
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- MyVoiceHeard
  
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  I'm completely lost... take care...
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  you take care. i was agreeing with you :) from the start
  
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- MyVoiceHeard
  
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  You said I was messing with your head,... an then clearly was smarting me off... making me out as stupid... messing with my head... but ok? take care... bye...
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  not my intent- more pointing to you being smart. as in intelligent
  
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- MyVoiceHeard
  
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  That's not what I am getting from you at all. I feel made out to be stupid, an like you're smarting me off, trying to mess with my mind. But i'm done here... take care...
  
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Tephra Follow
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Playing it safe means you'd never know what you can truly accomplish unless you take afew risks every now and again. Why settle for less when you can achieve more? If anything, and all else fails... you can always go home

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  very wise
  
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Izumiblu Follow
Master Age: 42 , mho 50%

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If you are comfortable with that then yeah? Not everyone has the exact same goals and expectations. Everyone should just do what they are happy with and worry less about what others think they should do.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  it is ultimately all about ones parameters of being
  
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amarahorrorstory Follow
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True, but a lot of people are comfortable that way.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  very much so
  
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inspiredto Follow
Xper 4 Age: 58

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I believe that you can't play it safe in life. Sometimes you just got to jump head-first. If you fail you'll learn from your mistakes. That's when you grow the most. And then when you succeed it's the sweetest thing that you've ever had.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  wise counsel
  
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Juxtapose Follow
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If we had longer lifespans that lasted thousands or more years, the eldest would be the most cautious.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  very interesting
  
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Gedaria Follow
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It's a bit of a oxymoron success and play it safe. To be successful means going out of your comfort zone !!!

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  very true
  
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lilmissumshine Follow
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No I get too bored staying in the same place. i can't even keep the same decision for 5 seconds.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  impulse can be fun
  
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- lilmissumshine
  
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  Where have you been? with one of your honey dippers
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  no, just been busy
  
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- lilmissumshine
  
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  😂😂
  
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- lilmissumshine
  
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  Question do you think I'm bipolar 😂😂be honest
  
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rahul_24 Follow
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No, if your aiming for high. Yes if you are comfortable where you are

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  there is always gain in risk. as well as potential for demise
  
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- rahul_24
  
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  That's the risk and rewards
  
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ablezteamz Follow
Xper 2 Age: 46

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define success. define plaing it safe. or taking a risk.

i love how the PC culture turns random subjective beliefs as life "fact".

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  it is all on ones perception. defining the 'fact'
  
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- ablezteamz
  
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  or empty politically correct nonsense.
  
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DarkerThanGrey Follow
Xper 5 Age: 35

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I don't think its possible to play it safe anymore.

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- DarkerThanGrey
  
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  No, I really mean it, we live good lives. U can be satisfied at ANY time. But thats is just a moment, an ephemeral pleasure.
  
  We need to thrive to prosper. Even great characters said the same.
  
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Cuintan Follow
Xper 6 Age: 46

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Dunno. Never tried it.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  smart lad
  
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- lilmissumshine
  
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  What is a lad? and what country or culture is that from?
  
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- Cuintan
  
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  @lilmissumshine
  Young to youngish man, pretty universal in English speaking countries, perhaps more common in Britain and Ireland.
  
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- lilmissumshine
  
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  Wow you guys are Englishman
  
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- Cuintan
  
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  @lilmissumshine
  No, I'm civilized, that is to say Irish
  
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- lilmissumshine
  
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  Interesting
  
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Cody01 Follow
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Just the succeeding part if you have low goals.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  interesting view
  
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- Cody01
  
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  If I played it safe for the future I wouldn't be able to afford giving my mom an early retirement with the ability to do anything she wants financially. High risk high reward.
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  very true. also, high risk as well
  
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- Cody01
  
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  You could be happy too but playing it safe doesn't in my opinion relate to that. It's more of a mindset and what makes you happy personally.
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  of course- all the best to you
  
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Anonymous
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I’m a giver by nature. Eventually I leaned that if nobody thinks you’re an asshole you won’t be happy because you’re somebody’s doormat.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  are you saying a giver is playing safe?
  
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- Opinion Owner
  
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  If they always give, yes. They know the person they give too will not be upset.
  
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- gobsmacked3
  
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  wise counsel
  
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Chaz269 Follow
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Of course, yes, but "safe" is subjective.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  as all thing are; 'chazz 2020'
  
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douride2 Follow
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You could but what would the fun be in that.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  crack the whips
  
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- douride2
  
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  Now that is fun eh! LOL hahahaha
  
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Humbledman74006 Follow
Explorer Age: 55

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Personally, no I can't go through life that way.

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  same
  
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Jesslin412 Follow
Yoda Age: 31

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Nope! Sure can’t

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  greasy bacon, much
  
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- Jesslin412
  
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  😝😝
  
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BronzedAdonis Follow
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Yeah, next question

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- gobsmacked3
  
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  no brokeback?
  
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