Has setting goals become more challenging?

Why are setting goals more important and more difficult than they were in past generations? I can name to major reasons. First, people are simply living longer periods into retirement with better health and more resources than previous generations did.

The second reason is that people seem to have many more options today. It was not too long ago when people had fewer choices and fewer opportunities. Most aspects of people’s lives were determined by fixed conditions such as tradition, social class or race, limited education, or simply where they were born. For most of the population this dramatic growth in options is a recent development. But it will be increasingly common for an increasing number of people from now on. And the continued growth in computer and communication technology will only increase the opportunities and options in the future.