growth without Goals
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
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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
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It’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
sari added 1y ago
- 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
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- “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
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- "A theme will bring something to your life no goal ever can: the feeling that who you are today — right here, right now — is enough."
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- A goal asks “what do I want?” but a theme asks “who am I?”
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- You don't need a goal, you need a theme: "With a theme, happiness becomes more about how you behave rather than what you achieve. Life is not a series of wins and losses. Though our highs and lows may shock us, lift us up, and forever shape our memories, they do not define us. Most of life happens in the in-between, and what we want in life must... See more
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