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Why Work Without Goals?
For many years I was fixated on goals, but at the same time was also simplifying my work life and working on being more content. I realized two things:
For many years I was fixated on goals, but at the same time was also simplifying my work life and working on being more content. I realized two things:
- Goals (wanting to improve) are not consistent with contentment (being happy with where you are).
- Goals are not necessarily necessary (I thought they were for a long time, but t
Leo Babauta • Achieving Without Goals - zen habits
Focus on what you’ve already completed, not just on what’s left to complete. Since the quest to get everything done is interminable by definition (here), it’s easy to grow despondent and self-reproachful: you can’t feel good about yourself until it’s all finished—but it’s never finished, so you never get to feel good about yourself.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Whereas “goal” has become a tired and bloodless descriptor for the (supposed) intention to do something great, the word quest instills the right mentality for achieving a real-life personal victory:
A quest is an adventure, and you expect it to be one. You expect a quest to take you into a new and unfamiliar landscape. You expect there to be puzzles... See more
A quest is an adventure, and you expect it to be one. You expect a quest to take you into a new and unfamiliar landscape. You expect there to be puzzles... See more
David Cain • Do Quests, Not Goals
If you catch yourself obsessing about the goal, use that as a cue to ask yourself what you could be doing right now to help you achieve it. Sometimes the answer may be nothing at all—resting. Throughout your process, remember that doing stuff for the sake of doing stuff isn’t progress. It’s just doing stuff.