Sometimes you want to act in a way to achieve immediate effect.
Other times, such as raising children, you want to choose a pattern, behavior, or action that will provide the best long term outcome.
I'm looking for a word suitable for use as a tag that embodies the idea of looking out for future interests.
Outcome is close, but feels like it doesn't cover a long enough period, requiring time modifiers.
Long-term-development
Success-as-adult
These are the themes I'm trying to capture. Any words or very short phrases that would do this?
Best Answer
Eventual, ultimate, terminal, peer pressure-resistant, lifelong, fadeproof.
Longlasting effects. Lasting effect. Effects that carry over into adulthood. Permanent effects. Persistent benefits. Carryover results. Indelible lessons.