Game guide:Aspirations 101

This game guide is for The Sims 4 only.

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The Sims 4 introduced a replacement to Lifetime Wishes from The Sims 3, called Aspirations. They share some common elements, but unlike Lifetime Wishes, they focus on sub-aspirations and can be switched at anytime. Unlike The Sims 2's Aspirations, they don't influence your Sim's wants and fears, but instead occasionally give Whims related to the current aspiration selected.

Create-A-Sim

When creating your Sim, the aspiration you choose for your Sim will give them a "bonus trait." This bonus trait will help you along with the aspiration. For example, if your Sim gets the "Successful Lineage", aspiration (which is under Family), they will get the "Domestic" bonus trait, which will allow you to raise Friendly relationships with your family members faster. You can always switch aspirations when you are in the Live Mode. You can do this through the Aspiration panel. The bonus trait will change as well. On that note: you will not lose progress from the previous aspiration. Below is a list of all the Bonus Traits that can be recieved.

Aspiration Type	Name	Bonus
Athletic (Bodybuilder)	High Metabolism	It will be easier to gain muscle mass and lose fat with this Trait.
Creativity (Painter Extraordinaire, Bestselling Author, Musical Genius)	Muser	While Inspired, Artistic Skills like Piano, Painting, Writing, etc. are getting a larger boost.
Deviance (Public Enemy, Chief of Mischief)	Dastardly	Strength will begin at a higher level and Fights will be won more easily. Mean Interactions will be more successful.
Family (Successful Lineage, Big Happy Family)	Domestic	Friendly Relationships with family members, like Children, Grandchildren and Spouse, will raise faster.
Food (Master Chef, Master Mixologist)	Essence of Flavor	Food cooked and Drinks mixed will be of a higher quality.
Fortune (Fabulously Weathy, Mansion Baron)	Business Savvy	Wages from Careers will be raised.
Knowledge (Renaissance Sim, Computer Whiz, Nerd Brain)	Quick Learner	Skills will be learned at a faster rate.
Love (Serial Romantic, Soulmate)	Alluring	Romantic Interactions will be more successful, and Romantic Relationships will raise faster.
Nature (Freelance Botanist, Angling Ace, The Curator, Outdoor Enthusiast)	Collector	The chance to get Uncommon and Rare collectibles will be raised.
Popularity (Joke Star, Friend of the World, Party Animal)	Gregarious	Friendly Relationships will build faster and take longer to decay.

Comparisions

Some Aspirations can take a long time to accomplish, and some can be not worth bee-lining or focusing on, but instead are better when multi-tasked along with others. Below is a chart of all the Aspirations, the amount of Satisfaction Points the award, what they focus on and their difficulty.

Name	Main Focus	Amount of SP
Bodybuilder	Raising Fitness Skill and working out.	5,050
Painter Extraordinaire	Raising Painting Skill and having various Paintings created.	5,000
Bestselling Author	Raising Writing Skill and earning Royalties off Books.	4,925
Musical Genius	Raising an Instrument Skill (Violin, Guitar, Piano).	4,975
Public Enemy	Being Mean to others and raising in the Criminal career.	4,125
Chief of Mischief	Being Mischievous to others and playing pranks.	4,425
Successful Lineage	Having a Child/Children that succeeded in life.	5,325
Big Happy Family	Having a large household with mutiple Children and Grandchildren.	5,225
Master Chef	Raising Cooking/Gourmet Cooking Skills and moving up the Culinary Career.	4,675
Master Mixologist	Raising Mixology Skill and moving up the Culinary Career, Mixologist Track.	4,425
Fabulously Wealthy	Amassing large amounts of money in and moving up in a Career.	4,675
Mansion Baron	Having a large, expensive house worth a large amount of money.	4,500
Renaissance Sim	Raising multiple Skills and Careers.	5,000
Computer Whiz	Raising Programming/Video Gaming Skills, and earning money off those.	3,725
Nerd Brain	Raising multiple Mental Skills, including Rocket Science and Handiness.	5,000
Serial Romantic	Having mutiple Romantic Interests at the same time, and juggling those.	4,125
Soulmate	Having a Spouse and interact variously with him/her.	4,325
Freelance Botanist	Raising the Gardening Skill and having a large, happy garden.	4,825
Angling Ace	Raising the Fishing Skill and spending time Fishing.	4,150
The Curator	Collecting carious collectibles of all kinds.	4,075
Outdoor Enthusiast	Doing various activities related to The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat, like raising Herbalism.	4,800
Joke Star	Raising the Comedy Skill, being Funny and making money with Routines.	4,350
Friend of the World	Having a large amount of Friends, Good Friends and Friendly Acquaintances.	4,450
Party Animal	Organizing and visiting large amounts of Social Events, and succeeding at those.	4,350

Aspirations

Note: All rewards are in Satisfaction points (SP).

Athletic

Bodybuilder

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This Aspiration focuses on the Fitness Skill, and the Sim's body quality. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Athlete, but it's not required to join it. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Active, Bro. The Traits to avoid are: Lazy, Clumsy. Overall, you will gain 5,050 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Basic Trainer	Work Out for 8 hours Work Out at a Gym Venue	1	Very Easy Very Easy	50 50	Fairly simple, can be multi-tasked by working the 8 hours at the Gym. Each world has a Gym to accomodate it. Make sure to stay Energized.
Exercise Demon	Achieve Level 4 Fitness Skill Push the Limits for 1 Hour when Energized Own 2 Pieces of Workout Equipment	2	Easy Easy-Medium Very Easy	300 250 300	Buying 2 punching bags (§300) will complete the requirement for the equipment.
Fit to a T	Achieve Level 6 Fitness Skill Go Jogging for 2 Total Hours Spend 10 Hours Exercising	3	Easy-Medium Easy Easy-Medium	500 350 500	Hours exercising count since the beginning of the game, so don't be afraid of switching Aspirations while grinding it.
Bodybuilder	Achieve Level 10 Fitness Skill Reach Sim's Maximum Body Potential	4	Medium-Hard Varies	1250 1500	Starting as a muscled Sim makes the Maximum achievable more easily. The Reward Trait for it, Long Lived, extends the amount of days the Sim will live when he reaches the Elder stage.

Creativity

Painter Extraordinaire

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This Aspiration focuses on the Painting Skill. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Painter, but it's not required to join it. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Creative, Art Lover, Perfectionist, Gloomy (useful if your Sim is Sad a lot). There are no particular Traits to avoid for this Aspiration. Overall, you will gain 5,000 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Ill at Easel	Start 3 Paintings while Inspired Paint for 5 Total Hours	1	Easy Very Easy	75 75	Try to paint when Inspired for maximum profit.
Fine Artist	Achieve Level 4 Painting Skill Sell 3 Paintings to the Gallery to Collectors or Art Gallery Complete 3 Emotional Paintings	2	Easy-Medium Easy Easy	300 250 200	Painters should have no problem getting this one. Start stockpiling paintings for the next tier of the Aspiration.
Brushing with Greatness	View or Admire 3 Paintings at a Museum Complete 10 Excellent Paintings Achieve Level 6 Painting Skill	3	Easy Hard Medium	350 500 500	Try to paint Small paintings for this one, since they complete faster, thus it takes less time to get the required amount of Excellent Paintings.
Painter Extraordinaire	Achieve Level 10 Painting Skill Complete 5 Masterpieces	4	Medium Hard	1500 1250	Masterpieces will take time to appear, so always be Inspired to maximize your chance for one. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Expressionistic, will allow you to paint Emotional Paintings, write Emotional Books and carve Emotional Wood Sculptures no matter your current Emotion.

Bestselling Author

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This Aspiration focuses on the Writing Skill, Publishing Books and Earning Royalties from those. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Writer, but it's not required to join it. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Creative, Perfectionist. There are no particular Traits to avoid for this Aspiration. Overall, you will gain 4,925 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Fledge-linguist	Write 2 Books Write for 1 Hour while Inspired	1	Easy Very Easy	75 50	Fairly simple, remember to stay Inspired.
Comptenent Wordsmith	Achieve Level 4 Writing Skill Have Written for 15 Total Hours Write 5 Good Books	2	Easy Easy-Medium Medium	200 200 300	Writing Good Books is easier when being Inspired, so try to have the most Inspiring décor possible.
Novelest Novelist	Achieve Level 6 Writing Skill Publish 10 Books Write 5 Excellent Books	3	Medium Medium Medium-Hard	500 350 500	Remember to always stay Inspired/Very Inspired when writing and avoid Writer's Blocks. The key to Excellent Books is there.
Bestselling Author	Achieve Level 10 Writing Skill Write 3 Masterpieces Have Earned §25.000 in Royalties Publishing Books	4	Medium Hard Hard	1000 750 1000	Make sure to Publish a lot of books to earn a lot of royalties. Masterpieces are really hard to get, so make sure to have high needs and Very Inspired emotion before attempting to write one. The Poetic Reward Trait allows you to write the Book of Life, which can revive the Sim bound to it when he/she dies.

Musical Genius

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This Aspiration focuses on Instrument Skills, song writing and various interactions relating those. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Entertainer (Musician Branch), but it's not required to join it. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Creative, Self-Assured. The Traits to avoid are: Hot-Headed. Overall, you will gain 4,975 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Tone-Deaf	Practice Music for 6 Hours Listen to Music for 2 Hours	1	Easy Easy	75 50	Listening to music can be multi-tasked along with other actions, like eating or using the computer.
Fine Tuned	Achieve Level 4 Skill in an Instrument Play an Instrument for 1 Hour while Inspired	2	Easy-Medium Easy	300 350	Try to focus on only one instrument to level up, you won't need more than one.
Harmonious	Achieve Level 6 Skill in an Instrument Write 4 Songs Earn §500 from Licensed Songs	3	Medium Medium-Hard Medium	500 400 500	You will get §500 fairly quickly with 4 licensed songs.
Musical Genius	Achieve Level 10 Skill in an Instrument Have Spent 75 Hours Playing Musical Instruments Mentor Others in Music for 3 hours	4	Medium-Hard Hard Very Hard	1000 1000 750	Mentoring other Sims can be tricky, since it's rare for an NPC Sim to start playing on an instrument. The Piper Reward Trait allows you to play songs that make Sims do various interactions, similar to "Influence to..." in The Sims 2.

Deviance

Public Enemy

This Aspiration focuses on being a mean, hated Sim, and doing various Evil interactions. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Criminal, and you will have to reach Level 8 to complete all the Requirements. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Mean, Evil, Hates Children, Hot-Headed. The Traits to avoid are: Good, Outgoing. Overall, you will gain 4,125 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Mostly Harmless	Perform 10 Mean or Mischievous Interactions Be Disliked by 2 Sims	1	Easy Easy-Medium	50 75	It's best to go for the Mean Interactions, since those ensure you will be Disliked by at least 2 Sims.
Neighborhood Nuisance	Be Disliked by 4 Sims Become an Adult Join the Criminal Career	2	Medium Very Easy Very Easy	300 0 300	Carry on making other people dislike you, it's fairly simple to get this one.
Criminal Mind	Have a Declared Enemy Reach Level 4 of the Criminal Career Get into 5 Fights	3	Very Easy Medium Medium-Hard	0 400 500	If you win a fight, and get Confident, carry on to raise your chances to not getDazed from the Fights.
Public Enemy	Witness the Death of a Sim Reach Level 8 Criminal Career Have Declared 3 Enemies	4	Easy-Medium Hard Medium-Hard	750 750 1000	Declaring 3 Enemies is easier than it seems, since you only need to Fight the Sim to become Despised, and from there simply Declare Enemy. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Mastermind, allows you to influence another Sim's Emotion, making him/her more Angry, Sad or Tense.

Chief of Mischief

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This Aspiration focuses on Mischief Skill, being a prankster Sim, and later on a good hacker. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Criminal, but you're not required to join it. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Mean, Goofball, Childish. The Traits to avoid are: Good, Outgoing. Overall, you will gain 4,425 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Mostly Harmless	Perform 10 Mean or Mischievous Interactions Be Disliked by 2 Sims	1	Easy Easy-Medium	50 75	It's best to go for Mischevious Interactions, and interact with Hot-Headed Sims, to annoy them with your Mischief and become Disliked.
Artful Trickster	Use a Computer to Cause Mischief 3 Times Achieve Level 3 Mischief	2	Easy-Medium Easy	350 300	Simply send Spam Money Requests or Send Chain Letters. Trolling teh forums is an alternative too.
Professional Prankster	Pull 10 Pranks Achieve Level 6 Mischief	3	Medium Medium	550 600	In order to pull pranks, perform various interactions like Noxious Cloud or get a Partner in Crime and organise Work/School pranks.
Chief of Mischief	Clog Drains at 3 Different Homes Perform Voodoo 5 Times Achieve Level 10 Mischief	4	Hard Medium Hard	750 750 1000	You will need to travel to get to 3 different houses, and learn to Voodoo to perform it successfully. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Tormentor, unlocks the ability to sabotage nearly every object in the game, including objects other Sims crafted. New pranks are also unlocked.

Family

Successful Lineage

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This Aspiration focuses on being a Child that will excel at life and will have a great future. There is no optimal career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Childish, Family-Oriented. The Traits to avoid are: Hates Children, Mean, Evil. Overall, you will gain 5,325 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Readily a Parent	Become an Adult Spend §1.000 on Kids' stuff	1	Very Easy Easy	0 75	Very simple, you will get it while building your kid's room.
Caregiver	Read to a Child for 2 Total Hours Become a Parent Socialize with Your Child 10 Times	2	Easy-Medium Varies Easy	150 300 200	This one is also easy to earn, and if you're missing on the Reading one, you can Read to any other Child.
Trusted Mentor	Help a Child with Homework 3 Times Have a Child Earn an A in High School Have a Child Max Any Skill	3	Easy-Medium Medium-Hard Medium-Hard	350 500 500	This one will require from your Child/Teen to work really hard and have nearly not time left for social. Try to max out simple skills to complete the mission faster. Failing to get an A for one Teen Child in High School will bump the Aspiration until you get a 2nd child to earn it.
Successful Lineage	Mentor your Child 3 Times Have a Child Complete an Aspiration Have a Child or Grandchild Reach the Top of a Career	4	Easy-Medium Varies Very Hard	750 1000 1500	This one might be one of the longest Aspiration Milestones to complete. Since you will need your Child to reach the Top of a Career, make sure he starts as soon as he hits the Young Adult age, and doesn't stop beelining it. Make sure to take an easy Aspiration for the Child as well. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Vicarious, allows you to gain skill as your children gain skills.

Big Happy Family

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This Aspiration focuses on having a large family with a lot of successors. There is no optimal career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Childish, Family-Oriented. The Traits to avoid are: Hates Children, Mean, Evil. Overall, you will gain 5,225 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Readily a Parent	Become an Adult Spend §1.000 on Kids' stuff	1	Very Easy Easy	0 75	Very simple, you will get it while building your kid's room.
Caregiver	Read to a Child for 2 Total Hours Become a Parent Socialize with Your Child 10 Times	2	Easy-Medium Varies Easy-Medium	150 300 200	This one is also easy to earn, and if you're missing on the Reading one, you can Read to any other Child.
Loving Guardian	Be Parent to a Child with 3 Friends Be Friends with 3 of Your Children Have a Child get Married	3	Medium Medium-Hard Medium	500 500 500	You will need to have 3 children. If you cannot get them through Woohoo, you can always Adopt. Make sure to have at least Outgoing Child, who will easily make a lot of Friends.
Big Happy Family	Socialize with your Child or Grandchild 10 Times Have 4 Grandchildren Become Good Friends with 4 Children or Grandchildren	4	Easy Very Hard Hard	1000 1000 1000	This one is more of a Lineage/Dynasty challenge. Make sure one of your Childs, or maybe two, marry and have kids. Maintain high relationships with your Children or Grandchildren and you'll pass through it. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Patriarch, gives you a special aura that increases your children's skill gain whenever they are in it.

Food

Master Chef

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This Aspiration focuses on Cooking and Gourmet Cooking Skills. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Culinary, and you are required to reach Level 8 in it. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Creative, Perfectionist. The Traits to avoid are: Clumsy. Overall, you will gain 4,675 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Aluminium Chef	Cook 5 Excellent Meals Make 2 Meals while Inspired	1	Easy-Medium Easy	50 75	Remember to cook while Inspired, and cook lower-level meals to reach Excellent quality faster. Using ingredients of higher quality will also bump the quality up.
Captain Cook	Achieve Level 5 Cooking Skill Cook a Gourmet Meal Earn Silver at a Dinner Party Event	2	Easy-Medium Easy-Medium Medium	300 250 250	Getting a Silver at a Social Event is pretty easy, and usually completing the Main Objective along with 3-4 additionnal ones will award you the Silver.
Culinary Artist	Become an Adult Reach Level 4 in Culinary Career Create 3 Types of Excellent Food	3	Very Easy Medium Easy-Medium	0 500 500	Make sure to vary the food you create in order to make different types of Excellent Meals.
Master Chef	Reach Level 8 in Culinary Career Achieve Level 5 Gourmet Cooking Cook 3 Gourmet Dishes at a Single Event	4	Hard Medium Medium-Hard	1000 750 1000	Try to cook foods that are quick to prepare like Caprese Salad to have enough time to cook the 3 Gourmet Dishes, since you only have 6 hours. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Fresh Chef, will allow the food the Sim cooks to be of the highest quality and never spoil.

Master Mixologist

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This Aspiration focuses on the Mixology Skill and Drink Mixing. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Culinary, and you are required to join the Mixology Track (Level 7). The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Creative, Perfectionist. The Traits to avoid are: Clumsy. Overall, you will gain 4,425 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Bar Tenderfoot	Mix 10 Drinks Own a Bar and 2 Barstools	1	Easy-Medium Easy	75 50	It's easily accomplished if you go to Tend Bar in a Venue, like a Lounge or a Bar.
Electric Mixer	Achieve Level 4 Mixology Become an Adult Join the Culinary Career	2	Easy-Medium Very Easy Very Easy	300 0 250	Very simple to get as long as you carry on making drinks, either through Tending Bars or organising House Parties.
Beverage Boss	Mix 3 Drinks at a Single Social Event Join the Mixology Branch of the Culinary Career Achieve Level 7 in Mixology Career	3	Easy Medium-Hard Medium	0 500 500	You will need to reach level 5 in Culinary in order to unlock the Mixology Branch.
Master Mixologist	Achieve Level 10 Mixology Skill Create 5 Types of Excellent Drink	4	Medium-Hard Medium-Hard	1500 1250	Make sure to vary the type of drinks you're mixing in order to create 5 various excellent drinks. Being Inspired helps with it. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Potion Master, allows your Sim to mix Emotion Potions.

Fortune

Fabulously Wealthy

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This Aspiration focuses on collecting large amounts of money and having a great career. There is no optimal Career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Materialistic, Snob. There are no particular Traits to avoid. Overall, you will gain 4,675 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Going for Not Broke	Have Earned §5.000 Have §10.000 in Reserve	1	Easy-Medium Easy-Medium	50 75	Start off your Household in a cheap house, and try to save money. Make sure that everyone in the Household makes money in one way or another.
Learning Earning	Have Earned §25.000 Have §20.000 in Reserve	2	Medium Medium	250 300	Beelining a career will allow you to make money more easily, since higher levels have a higher paycheck.
Well-Off	Have Earned §75.000 Have §35.000 in Reserve	3	Hard Medium-Hard	500 500	This one can take some time to achieve, since some ways to make money, like selling items through Build Mode, will not award you progress. Self-Employed Sims, like Gardeners/Anglers should sell their items through the inventory, at all times.
Fabulously Wealthy	Have Earned §200.000 Have §50.000 in Reserve	4	Insane Hard	1500 1500	This one will take a really long time to achieve, since getting §200.000 of profits is really long for a single Sim. Make sure to max out your Career Track, have a way to make money aside. You might also need to be a little scrooge to keep a §50.000 in your current funds. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Shrewd, will give you 5% of your current household funds as interest added at the end of each week.

Mansion Baron

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This Aspiration focuses on building one of the greatest and expensive houses. There is no optimal Career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Materialistic, Snob. There are no particular Traits to avoid. Overall, you will gain 4,500 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Estate of the Art	Have a Home Worth §50.000 Own 15 Pieces of Art	1	Medium Easy	75 75	If money is a concert, at the beginning buying cheap pieces of art will count towards the goal. On the other side, small lots can benefit from expensive pieces of Art to increase their home value.
The Great Landscaper	Have a Home Worth §100.000 Purchase §5.000 Worth of Landscaping	2	Hard Easy-Medium	300 300	Landscaping includes Trees, Rocks and Bushes. Having a large lot might help to place all the objects you possibly want to place, or to build a larger home.
Home Renovator	Have a Home Worth §200.000 Own 30 Windows	3	Very Hard Easy-Medium	500 500	This one is pretty grindy, since having a Home worth §200.000 can take some time. Move out to a larger Lot to gain more place to place expensive items, or to build a masterpiece house. Try to buy expensive windows to kill two birds with one stone.
Mansion Baron	Have a Home Worth §350.000 Purchase 20 Columns	4	Very Hard Easy-Medium	2000 750	This one will require from you to make a lot of money, so having a large household that constantly makes money will help. Place Columns on your walls to save space. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Thrifty, will give you a 10% rebate on every Build Mode purchase which is added to your household funds at the end of the week.

Knowledge

Renaissance Sim

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This Aspiration focuses on being a Jack-of-all-trades and having tried multiple career tracks. There is no optimal Career for this Aspiration, but you will need to join 3 differnt ones and reach Level 3 in those. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Cheerful, Self-Assured, Noncommittal. The Traits to avoid are: Lazy. Overall, you will gain 5,000 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Prudent Student	Finish Reading 3 Books Achieve Level 3 Logic Skill	1	Easy Easy-Medium	75 75	Reading Logic Books will count only once, so try to rush through small books.
Jack of Some Trades	Become an Adult Achieve Level 4 in 4 Skills Reach Level 3 in 1 Career	2	Very Easy Medium Easy-Medium	0 300 300	Try to take a Trait relating a variety of skills, for example, Genius to get Focused and improve Mental Skills like Logic and Handiness. It will make experience farming easier.
Pantologist	Achieve Level 5 in 5 Skills Reach Level 3 in 2 Careers	3	Medium-Hard Medium	750 500	Carry on farming various Skills. Don't bother going further Level 3 in a career, and instead switch to another one.
Renaissance Sim	Achieve Level 8 in 6 Skills Reach Level 3 in 3 Careers	4	Hard Medium	1500 1500	If you can, complete the Computer Whiz Aspiration. It will allow you to perform a Research Binge on a computer, which increases multiple Skills at the same time. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Professorial, allows your Sim to write books about a Skill they are specialized in.

Computer Whiz

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This Aspiration focuses on being a versatile computers user, requiring both Programming and Video Gaming skills. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Tech Guru, and you will have to reach Level 5 in it. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Geek, Genius, Lazy. The Traits to avoid are: Active. Overall, you will gain 3,725 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
With the Program	Practice Programming for 5 Total Hours Play Video Games for 5 Total Hours	1	Easy Easy	75 50	This one is simple, just find a spare 10 hours to spend playing and practicing. Buying a Computer and a Television should suffice to earn the Electronic Worth requirement, but buying a Motion Gaming Rig will allow you later on to earn money from Gaming Tournaments.
Technically Adept	Maintain Focus for 2 Straight Hours of Video Gaming Achieve Level 3 Programming Skill Own §3.000 Worth of Electronics	2	Very Easy Easy Easy-Medium	250 150 200	Having a Focusing Décor around you will suffice to maintain the Focus. Writing Plugins and Viruses can give you lumps of money while contributing to the Programming Skill. Buying a moderate TV and a computer suffices to have §3.000 worth of electronics.
Computer Geek	Become an Adult Reach Level 3 of the Tech Guru Career Make an App or a Video Game	3	Very Easy Easy Medium-Hard	0 500 500	Making Apps/Games takes a very long time, so make sure to be Very Focused while making one to speed up the process. They will provite you one-time royalties, depending on your Programming and Video Gaming Skills, similar to TS2's Novel Writing/Restaurant Guides.
Computer Whiz	Reach Level 5 of the Tech Guru Career Have Spent 100 Hours on the Computer	4	Easy-Medium Hard	1000 1000	A bit of a grinding requirement, 100 Hours on the Computer should come to you eventually, if you carry on being a Tech Guru. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Webmaster, unlocks various interactions on the computer. Research Binge allows you to raise multiple skills at once, Internet Stalk to learn a Sim's Traits or Make Money Turking to earn easy cash.

Nerd Brain

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This Aspiration focuses on being a handy and intellectual Sim, raising multiple Skills like Handiness, Rocket Science and Logic. There is no optimal Career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Genius, Bookworm. It's best to achieve Whiz Kid if you played through the Child age state. The Traits to avoid are: Lazy. Overall, you will gain 5,000 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Prudent Student	Finish Reading 3 Books Achieve Level 3 Logic Skill	1	Easy Easy	75 75	Reading Logic Books will count only once, so try to rush through small books.
Erudite	Repair or Upgrade an Object Craft an Object on the Woodworking Table Achieve Level 6 Logic Skill	2	Easy Easy Medium	250 350 300	Playing Chess raises Logic Skill, so make sure to play it while focused to maximize the chance to win and the experience gained.
Rocket Scientist	Achieve Level 5 Handiness Skill Launch or Upgrade a Rocket 5 Times Own a Rocket Ship	3	Easy-Medium Medium Easy-Medium	350 500 350	This one will require from you to deviate from the track and instead pass some time closer to space. Buy a Rocket Ship and build it, then just fly a couple times in space and earn that milestone.
Nerd Brain	Achieve Level 10 Logic Skill Fix or Upgrade 5 Objects	4	Medium-Hard Medium	1500 1250	Raising Logic and Handiness should be your priorities for this one, in order to fix objects successfully. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Handy, allows your Sim to instantly fix or upgrade any object.

Love

Serial Romantic

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This Aspiration focuses on being a Sim that has many love interests, and that doesn't settle down in one one relationship. There is no optimal Career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Romantic, Noncommittal. The Traits to avoid are: Family-Oriented. Overall, you will gain 4,125 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Amore Amateur	Have a Boyfriend/Girlfriend Go on 2 Dates	1	Easy-Medium Medium	50 75	Make sure not to rush the relationship or you might end up ruining it with one First Kiss attempted too early.
Up to Date	Achieve Level 4 Charisma Skill Have Had 3 First Kisses	2	Easy-Medium Medium-Hard	300 300	You will have to earn at least 3 romantic relationships by then, and break up with 2 of them.
Romance Juggler	Achieve Level 6 Charisma Skill Have a Strong Romantic Relationship with 3 Sims at Once Kiss 10 Sims	3	Medium Hard Medium-Hard	500 500 400	This one can take some time to be done, since you will have to have a high romantic relationship with 3 Sims AND kiss 10 different Sims. Since there is no gender preference unlike in TS2, going for a bisexual character might help.
Serial Romantic	Earn Gold on 3 Dates Have Had 8 Boyfriends or Girlfriends	4	Hard Very Hard	1250 750	Getting Gold on a Date is easy as long as you have a high relationship. Getting 8 relationships will require 7 Break Ups, so make sure that you will be able to manage the Sad emotions. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Player, will allow you to never have your lovers jealous one of another, allowing you to easily juggle relationships without concern.

Soulmate

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This Aspiration focuses on being a Sim that has is interested in finding his Soulmate, and stay with him/her to live a long happy life. There is no optimal Career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Romantic, Family-Oriented. The Traits to avoid are: Noncommittal. Overall, you will gain 4,325 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Amore Amateur	Have a Boyfriend/Girlfriend Go on 2 Dates	1	Easy-Medium Medium	50 75	Make sure not to rush the relationship or you might end up ruining it with one First Kiss attempted too early.
Marriage Material	Become an Adult Be Married to BFF	2	Very Easy Medium-Hard	0 350	Getting a BFF can take some time, and the person in the end might not be interested in your Sim, so marry the Sim first and then develop a BFF relationship.
Love Handler	Earn Silver on 2 Dates with Spouse Achieve Soulmate Relationship with Spouse	3	Medium Medium-Hard	600 750	Reaching the Soulmate Relationship will require from you max out both the Friendly and the Romantic relationship, so prioritize interaction between both Sims.
Soulmate	Perform 50 Romantic Gestures to Spouse as Soulmates Earn Gold on 3 Dates with Spouse	4	Medium-Hard Medium-Hard	1500 1000	It will take some time to interact Romantically 50 times, so make sure to interact daily. Interacting during Dates will allow you to muti-task the requirments. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Companion, unlocks verious interactions with your Spouse to calm them down or gain heavy relationship boosts.

Nature

Freelance Botanist

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This Aspiration focuses on the Gardening Skill and overall the Sim's garden. There is no optimal career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Loves Outdoors, Genius. There are no particular Traits to avoid. Overall, you will gain 4,825 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Naturewalker	Plant Something 3 Times Weed or Water 10 Plants	1	Easy Easy	50 75	You can Water/Weed plants at community gardens if you cannot start gardening.
Garden Variety	Achieve Level 4 Gardening Skill Evolve 5 Different Plants	2	Easy-Medium Easy-Medium	350 500	You will need a garden of at least 5 plants in order to complete the Evolving requirement.
Nature Nurturer	Achieve Level 6 Gardening Skill Graft onto 3 Plants Fertilize 5 Plants	3	Medium Medium Easy-Medium	500 400 200	Grafting and Fertilizing shouldn't be hard if you explore the world. You will be able to find various plants around the world and then create hybrid plants through grafting.
Freelance Botanist	Achieve Level 10 Gardening Skill Grow a Cowplant Evolve 10 Excellent Plants	4	Medium Varies Hard	750 1000 1000	Take care over 10 plants and carry on evolving them until they reach Excellent. You can catch a Cowplant Berry by fishing in some places, like Sylvan Glade, or you can make one through Grafting. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Naturalist, allows you to gain no negative Moodlets from Fire, be immune to it and extinguish it with ease.

Angling Ace

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This Aspiration focuses on the Fishing Skill. There is no optimal career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Loves Outdoors, Genius. The traits to avoid are: Squeamish. Overall, you will gain 4,150 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Fish Out of Water	Catch 5 Fish Fish at 3 Different Locations	1	Very Easy Very Easy	50 50	It can be easily done after a visit to a Park, since Park lots have a lot of various Fishing Spots.
Hooked	Fish for 10 Total Hours Mount or Bowl 5 Fish Achieve Level 4 Fishing Skill	2	Easy-Medium Easy Easy-Medium	300 250 250	This one should be really easy, and you will easily pass through it.
Reel Smart	Catch 5 Fish using Bait Make 6 Great Catches Achieve Level 6 Fishing Skill	3	Easy-Medium Medium Easy-Medium	400 500 350	Fishing in the Sylvan Glade with Bait will allow you to get 6 Great Catches pretty fast, as well as complete the Bait requirement.
Angling Ace	Collect 20 Types of Fish Achieve Level 10 Fishing Skill	4	Hard Medium-Hard	1000 1000	There are only 22 types of Fish in the base game, 27 with Outdoor Retreat, thus you will need to search carefully for the missing fish of the collection. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Angler's Tranquility, allows you to lower your negative Moodlets at a faster speed while fishing.

The Curator

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This Aspiration focuses on collecting collectibles scattered all around the world. There is no optimal career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Loves Outdoors, Geek. There are no particular Traits to avoid. Overall, you will gain 4,075 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Out and About	Collect 10 Different Collectibles	1	Easy	75	Walking around your neighborhood or community venues will award you enough spots to find those 10 collectibles.
Gatherer	Collect 5 Crystals Collect 3 Frogs Collect 3 Fossils	2	Easy-Medium Easy Easy-Medium	250 250 250	This one can be a bit tricky, since Fossils can also appear broken and Crystals are pretty rare to find.
Treasure Hunter	Send 5 Items to the Geological Council Breed 5 Frogs Collect 5 Elements	3	Easy Easy-Medium Medium	350 400 500	Send away all the Crystals/Metals you found and get those Elements. You can also call the Geo Council to see if the ore you will send out is composed of an element you already have or no. Breeding will require patience, since there's a cooldown.
The Curator	Complete a Collection Collect 25 Different Collectibles	4	Varies Medium	1250 750	It shouldn't be hard if you're going for a simple to complete collection, like Space/Plant Prints or Space Rocks. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Appraiser, allows you to sell found Collectibles to the Simsonian Museum, and earn more Simoleons from it.

Outdoor Enthusiast

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This Aspiration focused on everything The Sims 4: Outdoor Retreat has to offer, like the Herbalism Skill and Vacations. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Loves Outdoors. The Traits to avoid are: Squeamish.

NOTE: This Aspiration has not yet been completed by the guide creator, thus Tips/Difficulty aren't final.

Name	Requirments	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Greenhorn	Harvest 10 Unidentified Plants Catch 5 Fish at Granite Falls	1	Easy Easy	50 100	It will require at least some experience in Herbalism to identify plants. Catching fish is fairly easy; there are 5 fish exclusive to Granite Falls in TS4:OR, but you can catch any kind of fish to complete the requirement.
Forest Scout	Achieve Level 4 Herbalism Skill Cook 2 Plates of Beetles over a Campfire Eat 10 Plants	2	Easy-Medium Easy Easy-Medium	250 300 200	This one is really fast to earn, simply identify Plants and eat those. Cooking Beetles is a no brainer.
Wilderness Explorer	Craft 3 Excellent Herbal Remedies Identify all Unidentified Plants Befriend the Hermit of Granite Falls	3	Medium Medium-Hard Medium-Hard	400 500 250	It will take time and luck to identify every single one of the Unidentified Plants and complete the collection, so start early. The Hermit's Den is located inside a cave hidden on the National Forest lot.
Outdoor Enthusiast	Achieve Level 10 Herbalism Sleep for 5 Nights in a Tent Collect 15 Insects	4	Medium-Hard Medium Medium-Hard	750 1000 1000	Insects are small and only appear at a given time of the day, so scan each 3-4 hours in some spawner zones to find them. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Survivalist, grants you more powerful moodlets from using the Campfire or Sleeping in a Tent.

Popularity

Joke Star

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This Aspiration focuses on being a Sim that has is interested in having a life full of jokes and make money from his Comedy Skill. The optimal Career for this Aspiration is Entertainer, and you have to join the Comedian Branch (Level 5). The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Goofball, Outgoing. The Traits to avoid are: Mean, Evil. Overall, you will gain 4,350 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
Practical Joker	Be Funny to 5 Sims Reach Level 3 Comedy Skill	1	Easy Easy-Medium	75 75	Pretty straightforward, meet some Sims and perform Funny interactions on them.
Stand-Up Start-Up	Become an Adult Join the Entertainer Career Own a Microphone	2	Easy-Medium Medium Very Easy	0 250 150	If you already own a Microphone, you might need to sell it and buy a new one.
Funny Business(wo)man	Reach Level 6 Comedy Skill Write 3 Comedy Routines Join the Comedian Branch of the Entertainer Career	3	Medium Medium Medium	400 400 500	You might want to make some money on the side with the written Routines to raise your Comedy Skill faster.
Joke Star	Perform 3 Comedy Routines Achieve Level 10 Comedy Skill	4	Medium Medium-Hard	1000 1500	Perform the Comedy Routines you made for the Third Step. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Hilarious, will allow you to always succeed at Funny interactions and additionnal jokes are unlocked, which allow you to alter a Sim's Emotion when told, similar to the Piper Reward Trait.

Friend of the World

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This Aspiration focuses on being a Sim that wants to have a lot of Friends and be a friendly person. There is no optimal career for this Aspiration. The best Traits to take if you plan on maxing it are: Good, Cheerful, Self-Assured, Outgoing. The Traits to avoid are: Mean, Evil, Loner. Overall, you will gain 4,450 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
New in Town	Introduce Self to 10 Sims Have 3 Friends	1	Easy Easy-Medium	75 75	Pretty straightforward, go out and meet some people. Pick 3 of them and invite them over, hang out with them, organise social events, chat on phone, make them your Friends.
Well Liked	Meet Someone New in 3 Different Locations Achieve Level 4 Charisma	2	Medium Easy-Medium	300 350	To make a BFF, have a Best Friend and propose to be BFF.
Super Friend	Have 12 Friends Achieve Level 6 Charisma Skill	3	Hard Medium	400 500	This one will require a lot of juggling of relationships, so you might want to organise a lot of Social Events and interact with the Guests as much as possible to befriend them.
Friend of the World	Have 20 Friends Make a BFF Achieve Level 10 Charisma Skill	4	Very Hard Medium-Hard Medium-Hard	1250 750 750	Getting 20 Friends will require a lot of relationship juggling AND you will have to spend most of your time with your friends. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Beloved, allows your relationships to never decay, making it easier to keep friends.

Party Animal

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This Aspiration focuses on being a Sim that wants to have throw a lot of parties and be the talk of town. There is no optimal career for this Aspiration. There are no Traits that can help you or clog you down for this Aspiration. Overall, you will gain 4,350 Satisfaction Points from completing the 4 milestones.

Name	Requirements	Level	Difficulty	Rewards	Tips
New in Town	Introduce Self to 10 Sims Have 3 Friends	1	Easy Easy-Medium	75 75	Pretty straightforward, go out and meet some people. Pick 3 of them and invite them over, hang out with them, organise social events, chat on phone, make them your Friends.
Welcoming Host	Throw 5 Parties Earn Silver on 3 Social Events	2	Medium Medium	150 300	Silver is pretty easy to earn as long as you do the Main Goal and 2-3 additionnal ones.
Sir Gala Had	Earn Silver on 3 Thrown Parties Attend Social Events at 5 Unique Locations	3	Medium Hard	500 500	Try to have a lot of various families populating your world to have more Locations available to you.
Party Animal	Throw 10 Social Events Attend 15 Social Events Earn Gold on 2 Thrown Parties	4	Hard Very Hard Medium-Hard	1000 750 1000	Getting Gold might take time and multiple tries, but is possible. Attending 15 Events will require you to create a lot of them with another Sims or hoping someone will invite your Sim over. The Reward Trait for this Aspiration, Perfect Host, gives you an extra boost score on every Social Event you organise, thus allowing you to earn Silver and Gold medals more easily.