A tool like BeeMinder is a good example of a tool that tracks an underlying output metric and helps us view our goal progress accordingly. We come up with some related output of our goals, like miles run, time, habits, etc. Second, when we do attempt to track our goals, we often limit our thinking about tracking goals to something measureable. Just make a list and check them off when you complete them. While it’s relatively easy to track many aspects of our lives from books read and tasks completed to miles run and time on devices, tracking goals proves difficult for two reasons:įirst, we often think of goals as just a list of things we want, so it feels like there isn’t much to track. How might we go about organizing, managing, and even tracking our goals and goal pursuits?Īs a long-time self-tracker and proponent of the data-driven life, goals have proven a rather elusive area to track.
According to the well-research technique of implementation intentions or if-then plans, one effective goal practice is to set the how, the when, and the where so you figure out a cue or trigger, like a place or time and then mentally link it to the goal behavior you want to induce. According to the Goal Setting Theory, the best technique in a goal pursuit is get specific and set an exact, targetted, measurable and difficult initiative to work on. The science of goals pushes us both to think about goals and goal pursuits as multiple step endevours and to apply science-backed strategies at key junction in our striving. This is the difference between a goal fantasy and goal pursuit. Scientists call this the “goal decision” or “goal striving.” Intuitively there is something different between wanting something abstractly and actually doing it. Practically-speaking a goal pursuit takes form once you take your abstract goal and get specific about how you’ll get there. Being more specific when you set a goal is one of the key activities to improving the success and performance of your goals The specifics of your goals means you’ve stated exactly what you plan to do to move towards that goal and ideally made it something you can measure.Even better is if you state a habitual time and place. The time period just means we’ve stated an expansive of time when we will pursue that goal.It’s no longer just an idea or object of desire it is a thing you are working on. By contrast, a goal pursuit represents a state change.But generally a goal is an object of desire that lacks the defined steps on how you will get there.
It might be quite specific (“Run a marathon under 4 hours”), or it might be quite abstract (“Become a recognized expert in XYZ domain”).
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