Hello,
The new year is a natural time of reflection and goal setting.
Here are two principles to consider:
1. Specify conditions for failure
Often, people won't aim at what they want because they're afraid. They're afraid because if you specify what you want, you define your conditions of failure.
If you have something to aim for, that's a source of positive emotion. It would help if you aimed something realistic that also pushes you. Part of the pleasure is achieving the thing. The other part is making yourself better at pursuing things. You're aiming at something, and you're increasing your competence.
2. Stop wasting time
I often ask undergraduates: "How many hours a day do you waste?"
The classic answer was 5 hours per day. That's 35 hours per week or 140 hours per month. If your think about this in terms of deferred wages, and the market values your time at $50 per hour, that's $91,000 per year.
If your life isn't everything it could be, what would happen if you just stopped wasting the opportunities in front of you? You could be 10 - 20x more efficient.
If you're looking for a clear goal and efficiently allocate your time this January, my Discovering Personality Course gives tools and mental models to improve your future personal and professional relationships.
For New Year's, the course is 47% off. You will also receive free access to the Understand Myself "Big Five" personality assessment.
Happy New Year, and best wishes to you all.
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