https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if Think of a time when you dreamed of getting something (an object, an award, a job, even a boyfriend/girlfriend). How can the attainment of the goal be less satisfying than the pursuit of the goal? Is it worth it in the end? Gatsby finally met with Daisy, yet was afraid to talk to her at first. Why? en-us 2018-02-16 17:29:07 UTC 2025-11-19 01:58:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775673 At first the goal is satisfying until you are so used to it. Some point you get to look back and see how you reached your goal and realize if it was worth it or not. How you reached it depends on whether if it was worth it or not. Gatsby had a goal to be what Daisy needed. He wanted to meet her and show her that he had gotten it and to see if it was worth doing what he did to meet her needs.]]> 2018-02-23 16:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775673 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775719 when you have worked really hard to do something like beat a video game that you have spent forever playing and the ending is not quite what you hoped to be, for example the main villain got away. I think that Gatsby's  goal of finally getting to know daisy was impeded by the fact that he didn't know if she would love him back of meet the criteria of what he thought of her as.]]> 2018-02-23 16:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775719 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775734 sometimes, when you want something the worth of the thing seems very important when you don't have it, but when you finally get the thing it may not have the same value and importance you once thought it had. It may be worth in the end but it won't be that satisfying. ]]> 2018-02-23 16:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775734 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775736 The thrill of the chase. When you are pursuing something you can imagine what the ending is but that doesnt mean thats how it will actually be. Gatsby's probably thought that meeting Daisy would have been much different and could have gone better than it really did. ]]> 2018-02-23 16:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775736 lkoehn000801 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775773 You look forward to achieving the goal, so once to reach it you don't really know what to do aftereards. Sometimes you have higher expectations and it is a let down when things don't go exactly as you planned. I think Gatsby had looked forward to seeing Daisy again that it was only a dream to him, he never actually expected to see her, and when he did he didn't know what to say. He lost his bravodo. You lose your purpose]]> 2018-02-23 16:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775773 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775774 The attainment of the goal can be less satisfying because when you want something, you work to pursue it and once you have received the thing that was wanted you don't know what to do with the rest of the built up energy you had. It can be worth it in the end but it probably wouldn't be as satisfying as you wanted it to be. Gatsby was probably afraid to talk to her because now that he has the chance to do what he dreamed of he doesn't know how to respond. ]]> 2018-02-23 16:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775774 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775787 I suppose getting a job was a big goal of mine. I wouldn't say I dreamed of it. Naifeh's isn't really a dream job. Working there is definitely less satisfying than getting the job. Yeah I got it, woo hoo, but now I actually have to work. Work isn't fun. It's work. Is it worth it? I mean, yeah, I guess so. I earn money; that's nice. I think anticipation is dangerous. You build something up in your mind and it inevitably falls short of your expectations.]]> 2018-02-23 16:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775787 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775795 Trying to get a job was very hard and I felt like the process was very long and stressful. I wanted to give up and stop trying after I applied at 9 places, when I finally received a phone call saying I got the job I realized it was all worth it in the end because it's what I've been striving to achieve for a long time. Gatsby was probably afraid to talk to Daisy at first because he had higher expectations for that point of time than what actually happened between the two.]]> 2018-02-23 16:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775795 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775804 I have built things up in my head many times, and have been disappointed before, but that doesn't mean it wasn't worth it. I would do the exact same things, even if it didn't end well. I relate a lot to Gatsby in the idea that he was afraid to talk to Daisy, because I also have been in the situation where I was afraid to talk to the girl I like after building it up, but like Gatsby, I realised that I should talk to her anyway because I might not get this chance again]]> 2018-02-23 16:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775804 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775848 Sometimes, one cannot receive things as they wish. Instead they either have to wait, or keep trying. This can make one weary, and lose interest easily. The trials, one may face, should be worth the goal in the end. However, people often give up too quickly. I believe, Gatsby was just too nervous to talk to Daisy. After all, there were many years, where they didn't speak. Gatsby probably couldn't find the right words to express how he felt. ]]> 2018-02-23 16:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775848 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775864 Pursuing the goal and working so hard for it makes the achieving of the goal worth it. But after achieving it and not working for it anymore , the object seems empty.]]> 2018-02-23 16:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775864 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775981 Most of the time people are overly excited about reaching their goals. But it depends on what type of goal you are attempting to accomplish. Sometimes what you want, isn't exactly what you will get. ]]> 2018-02-23 16:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775981 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775989 I feel that our expectations are so high that in the end we are more disappointed because it was not how we pictured it would be. ]]> 2018-02-23 16:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234775989 acaulfield000929 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234776502 The hunt is always more satisfying than the actual goal. When you are working to get something, you feel as though you have a purpose and once you achieve your goal, you have nothing to work for. Think of a dog chasing its tail, what is it to do once it finally catches it? This is why Gatsby is afraid to talk to Daisy. He has worked so hard to impress her, but for what satisfaction?]]> 2018-02-23 16:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234776502 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234776877 I had a dream that I was riding in a tank with Batman once, I don't think that's an attainable goal. Because it is unrealistic.]]> 2018-02-23 16:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/234776877 tmyers010816 https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/235446050 A big goal of mine was to make the big ring at OYE. I was super excited when I finally made it and wanted to do even better the next year. Everytime I reached one of my goals I decided to make a new one and to work hard to achieve it. At the end of the day all of my hard work pays off and I was blessed with even better animals the nest year.]]> 2018-02-26 16:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/julie_puls/n4f345mg96if/wish/235446050