I've been listening to a book called Atomic Habits. It's worth a minute if you are someone that has trouble with the word goals.
The entire premise of the book is that we should spend less time thinking about goals and instead strive to develop the systems that will take us to our goals and beyond.
It makes sense, right? Let's say you reach a goal, then what? Go back to what you were doing before?
I can't help but hear MJs voice screaming Goals Are Events! Systems Are The Process!
Oh ok. An entire book about focusing on the process instead of events. Sound familiar? It should if you're here...
I like the advice. I also find it ironic that an entire genre of media focuses on setting and achieving goals. So much about goals. Not enough about the process.
Maybe it's because you can't mass produce process. Each person will have to make find their own.
I think it's an important distinction to make. Goals are Events and the real way to achieve goals and beyond is to hone in on a process that will guarantee achievement and beyond.
Side note: another book I read a while back called Willpower Won't Work is also worth checking out. It's all about how your environment causes most of your behavior and will power and discipline have very little to do with it.
It's a cool idea because we can all change our environment, even if we can't figure out how to be more disciplined...
The entire premise of the book is that we should spend less time thinking about goals and instead strive to develop the systems that will take us to our goals and beyond.
It makes sense, right? Let's say you reach a goal, then what? Go back to what you were doing before?
I can't help but hear MJs voice screaming Goals Are Events! Systems Are The Process!
Oh ok. An entire book about focusing on the process instead of events. Sound familiar? It should if you're here...
I like the advice. I also find it ironic that an entire genre of media focuses on setting and achieving goals. So much about goals. Not enough about the process.
Maybe it's because you can't mass produce process. Each person will have to make find their own.
I think it's an important distinction to make. Goals are Events and the real way to achieve goals and beyond is to hone in on a process that will guarantee achievement and beyond.
Side note: another book I read a while back called Willpower Won't Work is also worth checking out. It's all about how your environment causes most of your behavior and will power and discipline have very little to do with it.
It's a cool idea because we can all change our environment, even if we can't figure out how to be more disciplined...
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