This has reminded me that even immediate or short term activities have “goals”. Like of course they do—why did I forget that? Cooking dinner has a goal. Buying a friend a birthday present has a goal. Plugging in an electric fan on a hot day has a goal. But when I read the title I was thinking of it in terms of long term projects and ambitions like trying to save the local rec center (by break dancing presumably) or building a startup.
This has given me pause on the second exercise: Instead of thinking about what my goals are for this week and the obligations I have coming up. but as I said—goals can be immediate—so I’m reflecting on this very comment here—the one I’m writing right now: what is my goal? I’m not sure: is it—“To write a comment that invokes a response from someone much smarter than me that will give me the tools to discover the right goals for me.” or is it “to utilize these questions in this article and reflect on what I could be doing right now, and how to make better use of my time… right now?”
This has reminded me that even immediate or short term activities have “goals”. Like of course they do—why did I forget that? Cooking dinner has a goal. Buying a friend a birthday present has a goal. Plugging in an electric fan on a hot day has a goal. But when I read the title I was thinking of it in terms of long term projects and ambitions like trying to save the local rec center (by break dancing presumably) or building a startup.
This has given me pause on the second exercise: Instead of thinking about what my goals are for this week and the obligations I have coming up. but as I said—goals can be immediate—so I’m reflecting on this very comment here—the one I’m writing right now: what is my goal? I’m not sure: is it—“To write a comment that invokes a response from someone much smarter than me that will give me the tools to discover the right goals for me.” or is it “to utilize these questions in this article and reflect on what I could be doing right now, and how to make better use of my time… right now?”