Jan 3, 2023·edited Jan 3, 2023Liked by Age of Infovores
Thank you for the great content ! I hope you've made great goals that you will reach.
I started making goals after seeing my girlfriend take 1 hour in a bar to make up her next-year plan while I was reading. I was seriously impressed. Just list the goods and bads of the year and then set your goal from this. It seems easy, and also, why not just try, just in case it might somehow work?
Henderson's essay on counter-signaling is an essential read when it comes to understanding all of the "motivational"/"self-development" industry. It should be a prerequisite to read before setting "goals".
On a related note, I followed closely Jordan Peterson at the start of his "public career" and one of the things that absolutely stuck with me is his self-development program for students where he asked them to write the life they wanted to live, and also the life they absolutely didn't want to live. He said it got incredible results when he compared the pupils who did and the ones who did not do. And I believe him.
It takes some effort on the moment, but then on it's surprisingly easy to abide by your own goals. Surely you won't succeed 100% of the time, but I've found that simply bringing forth what you wanted for yourself was enough to somewhat orient your life towards these goals, unconsciously even. As my friend said "I just put some goals on paper and it turns out, most of the time, they end up happening, even if I don't pay attention to them." It's sort of a therapy by writing, and it's free.
Sarah, this is wonderful example as to why you are where you are. Your writting demonstrates that you have worked very hard and have become wise by acquiring tke knowledge to change your behavior and convert it into an action plan where you monitor your progress and change your strategies if they are not working. As I have told you before, I admire your persistence and dedication to change your behavior for the better. What it takes is to intentionally engage in the process of change. Keep it up. You are doing a lot of good by your writings but foremost by your example. Happy New Year! Francisco.
Thank you for the great content ! I hope you've made great goals that you will reach.
I started making goals after seeing my girlfriend take 1 hour in a bar to make up her next-year plan while I was reading. I was seriously impressed. Just list the goods and bads of the year and then set your goal from this. It seems easy, and also, why not just try, just in case it might somehow work?
Henderson's essay on counter-signaling is an essential read when it comes to understanding all of the "motivational"/"self-development" industry. It should be a prerequisite to read before setting "goals".
On a related note, I followed closely Jordan Peterson at the start of his "public career" and one of the things that absolutely stuck with me is his self-development program for students where he asked them to write the life they wanted to live, and also the life they absolutely didn't want to live. He said it got incredible results when he compared the pupils who did and the ones who did not do. And I believe him.
It takes some effort on the moment, but then on it's surprisingly easy to abide by your own goals. Surely you won't succeed 100% of the time, but I've found that simply bringing forth what you wanted for yourself was enough to somewhat orient your life towards these goals, unconsciously even. As my friend said "I just put some goals on paper and it turns out, most of the time, they end up happening, even if I don't pay attention to them." It's sort of a therapy by writing, and it's free.
Sarah, this is wonderful example as to why you are where you are. Your writting demonstrates that you have worked very hard and have become wise by acquiring tke knowledge to change your behavior and convert it into an action plan where you monitor your progress and change your strategies if they are not working. As I have told you before, I admire your persistence and dedication to change your behavior for the better. What it takes is to intentionally engage in the process of change. Keep it up. You are doing a lot of good by your writings but foremost by your example. Happy New Year! Francisco.