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Do Quests, Not Goals

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If you were to make a list of what you want to get done this week, it would mostly consist of things you have to do. Get groceries. Book a hair appointment. Get back to so-and-so. Read that health and safety thing for work. If you were to make a list of things you want to get done in the next two years, it would probably be more personal and more empowering. Learn to record my own music. Double my client base. Set up my dream office. Write my screenplay. The list would contain fewer things you must do –- since, by definition, those things will get done anyway — and more of what you actually want to do with your life. We usually call these optional aspirations goals, but doing so immediately introduces a few problems that make them less likely to happen. The first problem is that goals are things you expect to do later, because they aren’t strictly necessary, and you’re currently busy with the to-do list stuff. You’ll do them, soon, but not quite yet. There must first be a lull in the n

Do Quests, Not Goals Switch to mobile version Raptitude.com Menu About Archives Experiments Courses Contact Best posts RSS Do Quests, Not Goals { comments closed } 2k Facebook Email 15 Pinterest 10 Reddit Share 2.1k SHARES South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get done this week, it would mostly consist of things you have to do. Get groceries. Book a hair appointment. Get back to so-and-so. Read that health and safety thing for work. If you were to make a list of things you want to get done in the next two years, it would probably be more

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