Do any of you write daily your goals or perhaps to figure through problems? I do it in frequently but man when I do I love it. Need to do this like 2-3 times a week I think.
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I do something similar and love it too. But it's not about my goals specifically, but about the things I want. I have a wish list that I try not to be too long.
The desires range from things deep in my heart to some material whims. I try to always have it somewhere in sight. It usually changes only once a wish has been fulfilled. Under each wish I put a note about what I am doing to make that wish come true.
The difference between doing it with goals and desires is perhaps that desires come more easily from one's heart, while goals tend to be things that (although not always) are usually imposed by external ideas or society itself. I don't know if I explain myself. Or maybe there is not difference between goals and wishes?
I really like seeing my wish list even if some of them have not yet been fulfilled or are very ambitious since in the note I realize how much I am doing my part to fulfill it.
It sounds quite similar to what I do. I'm not sure I think of goals and desires as v diff. Maybe goals are practical ways to achieve desires for me. Something like that.
I structure it something like:
What am I worried about?
What will I do about it?
When will I do these things?
I originally got this from a book 'How to win friends and influence people's which I read many years ago. In it the author describes a US army officer in Japan prior to when Japan entered WW2 against the allies and he was very worried about his own fate. He used to use this to identify issues which caused a lot of anxiety and with these 3 Qs he lowered the anxiety by making a plan.
So I guess I also use it to alleviate anxiety and worry about what I will do in the future and tackle problems. The anxiety seems removed when the problems have been identified and practical steps put in place to solve them.
I always walk away with lowered stress when doing this.
While writing today I noticed that this is perhaps the equivalent of coding a piece of software. I feel as if I am sort of programming my mind and directing my focus when I do so. Otherwise I am overwhelmed by life's many issues pulling me in one direction or another without focus.
This street art I saw a few days ago seemed relevant also. The words we say to ourselves are important and writing is a lot like thinking or talking to ourselves when we write in relation to our own desires/goals!
