growth without Goals
achieving without setting goals
alex and
growth without Goals
Success means I get to do it again tomorrow. -Steve Albini
When I hear people say things like “our goal is to be at 5mm ARR by 2024” I always get a little sad and uncomfortable. I don’t have quantifiable goals like that. And if I do, any number I choose feels arbitrary. My goals are usually more qualitative - to create simple, delightful products that are meaningful for the people they serve, to create dig
... See moreWhat does it feel like when things take shape?
There is sunlight in the office and a warm cup of coffee. There are meetings with inventors and artists. The code runs, no bugs. Wonderful music plays, I barely need to intervene, the playlist gets it right. I wrap some critical work just before our evening plans.
There is a shape to the sort of life I i... See more
There is sunlight in the office and a warm cup of coffee. There are meetings with inventors and artists. The code runs, no bugs. Wonderful music plays, I barely need to intervene, the playlist gets it right. I wrap some critical work just before our evening plans.
There is a shape to the sort of life I i... See more
polymathematics • When Things Take Shape
I do things, I try things, I build things, I want to make progress, I want to make things better for me, my company, my family, my neighborhood, etc. But I’ve never set a goal. It’s just not how I approach things.
A goal is something that goes away when you hit it. Once you’ve reached it, it’s gone. You could always set another one, but I just don’t... See more
A goal is something that goes away when you hit it. Once you’ve reached it, it’s gone. You could always set another one, but I just don’t... See more
Jason Fried • I’ve Never Had a Goal
from paul millerd:
In the corporate world impact was so commonly tied up with top down ideological plans and i saw over and over again that they didn’t pan out.
If someone reads my book says they like it, and found it useful cool. I receive that compliment. But trying to come up with some random abstract big number of people I want to reach? It’s re
... See moreIt’s hard to get really depressed until your dreams come true. Once your dreams come true and you realize you feel the same way you did before then you get a feeling of hopelessness."
-Rick Rubin
Man lives by time. Inventing the future has been his favorite game of escape. We think that changes in ourselves can come about in time, that order in ourselves can be built up little by little, added to day by day. But time doesn’t bring order or peace, so we must stop thinking in terms of gradualness. This means that there is no tomorrow for us t... See more
“Beware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life.” Scott Adams
goals are overrated - you’re losing until you achieve them and once you do you’ll have a fleeting moment of victory before you’re dissatisfied again - instead, work towards a way of l... See more