Q: What does it mean to live with intention?
A: Here are some components of what this means:
- Have a clearly defined objective function.
- It’s very useful to have good subgoals, and a way of tracking progress
- Understand akrasia: don’t put yourself in situations that facilitate self-betrayal.
- Understand the importance of controlling your environment and the stimuli that you expose yourself to.
If you want to know “is pursuing action X in line with living intentionally”, basically just compare it against the above list.