Comments on: The Most Common Mistake People Make When Setting Goals http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/ Open Source Personal Development Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:24:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anon Amus http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Anon Amus Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:25:28 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/#comment-306 "You’ll get there much quicker if you give yourself something tangible to strive for"...Cool article man... This view about creativity to set goals is a smart angle to work at in many fields of life whether it is at work, personal struggles and/or any other place to be reached...It closes the gap between thinking and doing..I think ; ) “You’ll get there much quicker if you give yourself something tangible to strive for”…Cool article man… This view about creativity to set goals is a smart angle to work at in many fields of life whether it is at work, personal struggles and/or any other place to be reached…It closes the gap between thinking and doing..I think ; )

]]> By: grunwrun http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-99 grunwrun Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:35:06 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/#comment-99 First, if there only were more people analyzing their lives and goals in such a calm, rational and objective fashion the world would've been a much better place. It's a great site, Brad. :b: Second, maybe it's obvious, but from my experience the way you track your goals is extremely important. Personally I keep a log of my progress towards the goals I set for myself, for example logging the kilometers I run. Even for the most disciplined people, self-deception is hard to avoid. If I don't write down that today I ran 2km instead of the 3km that I planned to run, a week from now I'll remember only that I did run and I will convince myself that I ran as much as I had to, thus falling short on my goals. But when I have that "2km" staring in my face in Excel, I'll know exactly where I'm standing and won't be able to deceive myself no matter how hard I try. First, if there only were more people analyzing their lives and goals in such a calm, rational and objective fashion the world would’ve been a much better place. It’s a great site, Brad. :b:

Second, maybe it’s obvious, but from my experience the way you track your goals is extremely important. Personally I keep a log of my progress towards the goals I set for myself, for example logging the kilometers I run.

Even for the most disciplined people, self-deception is hard to avoid. If I don’t write down that today I ran 2km instead of the 3km that I planned to run, a week from now I’ll remember only that I did run and I will convince myself that I ran as much as I had to, thus falling short on my goals. But when I have that “2km” staring in my face in Excel, I’ll know exactly where I’m standing and won’t be able to deceive myself no matter how hard I try.

]]> By: Brad Bollenbach http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Brad Bollenbach Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:46:43 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/#comment-95 Hey NuBu, Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. :) Hey NuBu,

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

]]> By: NeutrinoBurrito! http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-93 NeutrinoBurrito! Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:18:28 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/#comment-93 Wonderful article! Brad, I like how you think, it's as if you really have a clear view of how "it" is. I don't know what "it" is but that's the name for lack of a better word. This article is rather inspirational, and I believe it puts into words what I've been thinking about for a while now, this is only the second article I've read and commented on here in the past hour or so but so far you seem rather wise and chock full of useful knowledge. I think I will take great pleasure in reading through any more articles, that may or may not mean a whole lot to you, but I figure appreciation is appreciated, ya know! NuBu. Wonderful article! Brad, I like how you think, it’s as if you really have a clear view of how “it” is. I don’t know what “it” is but that’s the name for lack of a better word. This article is rather inspirational, and I believe it puts into words what I’ve been thinking about for a while now, this is only the second article I’ve read and commented on here in the past hour or so but so far you seem rather wise and chock full of useful knowledge. I think I will take great pleasure in reading through any more articles, that may or may not mean a whole lot to you, but I figure appreciation is appreciated, ya know!

NuBu.

]]> By: Charles Reilly http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Charles Reilly Sun, 19 Aug 2007 06:23:32 +0000 http://30sleeps.com/blog/2007/08/18/setting-clear-goals/#comment-88 The quote about clearly defined goals is usually attributed to science fiction author Robert Heinlein. "In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it." http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2099.html The quote about clearly defined goals is usually attributed to science fiction author Robert Heinlein.

“In the absence of clearly-defined goals, we become strangely loyal to performing daily trivia until ultimately we become enslaved by it.”

http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2099.html

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