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]]> Comment on Goals by Weak Focus » Blog Archive » Another look at goals http://www.weakfocus.com/blog/?page_id=38#comment-21 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:41:08 +0000 http://www.weakfocus.com/blog/?page_id=38#comment-21 [...] I&#8217;m adding a permanent goals page which I can go back and do edits to as I go along. This allows the original posts to remain untouched, but keeps a specific spot for the current record. [...] […] I’m adding a permanent goals page which I can go back and do edits to as I go along. This allows the original posts to remain untouched, but keeps a specific spot for the current record. […]

]]> Comment on Goal Setting by T.D. Alexander http://www.weakfocus.com/blog/?p=33#comment-12 Sat, 11 Mar 2006 02:38:21 +0000 http://www.weakfocus.com/blog/?p=33#comment-12 Ironically though the point of the numbers is to allow you to move them without ended up completely discouraged. Part of having a goal be attainable is a deadline and specificity. You want to be constantly adjusting and reseting your goals as you hit or miss them. It's ok to miss them by a little, or hit them with a little to spare, but big variances are what you're attempting to avoid. If in several weeks the pullup goal for example looks completely unobtainable I know it's a bad goal and I can modify it without any bad feelings. The same thing goes if by some act of god I'm doing ten pullups next week. I guess all I can say is it might be worth trying if you haven't done something like it in the past. It can be a really powerful tool. Ironically though the point of the numbers is to allow you to move them without ended up completely discouraged. Part of having a goal be attainable is a deadline and specificity. You want to be constantly adjusting and reseting your goals as you hit or miss them. It’s ok to miss them by a little, or hit them with a little to spare, but big variances are what you’re attempting to avoid. If in several weeks the pullup goal for example looks completely unobtainable I know it’s a bad goal and I can modify it without any bad feelings. The same thing goes if by some act of god I’m doing ten pullups next week. I guess all I can say is it might be worth trying if you haven’t done something like it in the past. It can be a really powerful tool.

]]> Comment on Goal Setting by chaf http://www.weakfocus.com/blog/?p=33#comment-11 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:02:05 +0000 http://www.weakfocus.com/blog/?p=33#comment-11 I think it's very interesting that you have goals with both hard numbers and hard time limits (e.g. 10 consecutive pullups by 07/15). Per an earlier discussion, that is exactly the kind of goal that I, myself, would find deeply discouraging if not attained - I personally have to keep it fuzzy, e.g. either "look as good as possible on MM/DD" or "be able to bench XXX eventually." Funny how different people react to different requirements. :) I think it’s very interesting that you have goals with both hard numbers and hard time limits (e.g. 10 consecutive pullups by 07/15). Per an earlier discussion, that is exactly the kind of goal that I, myself, would find deeply discouraging if not attained - I personally have to keep it fuzzy, e.g. either “look as good as possible on MM/DD” or “be able to bench XXX eventually.” Funny how different people react to different requirements. :)

]]> Comment on Goal Setting by T.D. Alexander http://www.weakfocus.com/blog/?p=33#comment-10 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:39:46 +0000 http://www.weakfocus.com/blog/?p=33#comment-10 That's goal setting, but also a sort of different variety. The advantage of formal setting is in the ability to target and analyze. Oddly enough I was talking about really similar stuff relative to poker thinking the other day, and how making stuff concrete is as much for what happens next time as it is for the now. When I've got a set of goals on paper I can refer to them, I can move them out or in, I have control and they force some accountability just in their existence. Over time the reference allows me to make better decisions on goals next time, making the whole motivation machine more efficient over time. Obviously you can still walk away from a concrete goal just like you could a fuzzy one, but when combined with dedication concrete goals give you the tools for repeatability over time. Your goal setting gets better making them better motivators; not unlike learning photo technique refines your ability for art. I'm biased though, I have a deep respect for technique that I think stems from Mom and Dad and theatre. It's weird how the lines blur. That’s goal setting, but also a sort of different variety. The advantage of formal setting is in the ability to target and analyze. Oddly enough I was talking about really similar stuff relative to poker thinking the other day, and how making stuff concrete is as much for what happens next time as it is for the now. When I’ve got a set of goals on paper I can refer to them, I can move them out or in, I have control and they force some accountability just in their existence. Over time the reference allows me to make better decisions on goals next time, making the whole motivation machine more efficient over time.

Obviously you can still walk away from a concrete goal just like you could a fuzzy one, but when combined with dedication concrete goals give you the tools for repeatability over time. Your goal setting gets better making them better motivators; not unlike learning photo technique refines your ability for art. I’m biased though, I have a deep respect for technique that I think stems from Mom and Dad and theatre. It’s weird how the lines blur.

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