I’ve Never Had a Goal
The purpose of setting goals is to win the game. The purpose of building systems is to continue playing the game. True long-term thinking is goal-less thinking. It’s not about any single accomplishment. It is about the cycle of endless refinement and continuous improvement. Ultimately, it is your commitment to the process that will determine your p
... See moreJames Clear • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
But remember, goals are for losers anyway. It’s smarter to see your big-idea projects as part of a system to improve your energy, contacts, and skills. From that viewpoint, if you have a big, interesting project in the works, you’re a winner every time you wake up.
Scott Adams • How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
never happen. A goal is something you set a plan for, work toward, and achieve. I always looked at my stuff that way.
Timothy Ferriss • Tools Of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
In short, he has not dedicated his life to reaching a pre-defined goal, but he has rather chosen a way of life he KNOWS he will enjoy. The goal is absolutely secondary: it is the functioning toward the goal which is important.
Farnam Street • Hunter S. Thompson’s Letter on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life
Austin Kleon • 100 quotes that helped me write
I realized that I’ve been avoiding setting a bold goal for my life, probably because I’ve been burnt by past goals. Right now, there’s a really practical, short-term goal of just sustaining myself as a writer. But once that works, then what? Maybe that’s it, but what’s beyond that? In my grandest vision for my life, I think I’d be an “architect,” i
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