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2025: Going back to goals
I’ve played around with goals and themes for the past few years. In 2021 it was travel lighter, in 2022 it was amplify and reduce, in 2023 it was reading, and in 2024 it was renewal (yeah, queue the groaning, I know). As you might guess, all of those themes, aside from reading, were pretty…
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Setting goals that counter the “what-the-hell effect”
I came across the “what the hell effect” today. Say you have a goal to limit your intake of sweets to no more than two per day. If you slip up one day and have three or four, the “what the hell effect” kicks in. This is our irrational reaction to missing a goal where…
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Every day I will draw (the 31-day challenge)
I’m starting a new practice of setting challenges (not goals) for 2024. Yes, I’m also starting a month early.
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Naturally drawn
Question for you: What is one activity you are naturally drawn to? Can you spend 5 minutes doing it today?
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Have you earned your title?
How long has it been since you updated your bio? What about just taking mental stock of what it is you say you do versus what your calendar says? Would you call yourself a professional engineer or artist? An entrepreneur? A dedicated wife or sister? Do you PRACTICE those things actively? If not, your title…
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Amplify and Reduce Goals for October 2022
Another month is here and it’s time to share my ritual (started in April 2022) of monthly habit changes designed around Cal Newport’s strategy for Cultivating a Deep Life (see the past several months for context). Here is my short reflection on September and my plans for October.
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Amplify and Reduce Goals for September 2022
I started a ritual in April 2022 of monthly habit changes designed around Cal Newport’s strategy for Cultivating a Deep Life. I’ve noticed a difference in my daily experience and I’ve been enjoying sharing the process for the past several months. Here is my short reflection on August and my plans for September.
Writing and drawings by Nick.
