Valis,
You might say that they are following "The Path of Least Resistance".
This is the title of a classic book by Robert Fritz.
The Sub-title is "Learning To Become The Creative Force In Your Own Life".
If people were choosing to, in Fritz's words, really be the creative force in their own lives and make use of the resulting "structural tension", the importance of goal setting would be relegated to that of planning and implementation stages, rather than be seen as the holy grail of success tools.
The actor Will Smith is probably a good example of someone who constructively leverages structural tension. At least from what i know of his public persona.
Great thread post, Xin!
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