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Yup, sometimes you can put an intention in the background and your system will make it happen. That clarity makes a difference. Honestly sometimes *trying* to do something directly can generate resistance. All of that is stuff we talk about at these online workshops we run. https://t.co/BZpeCt7cth
Tickets are now available for the upcoming Goal-Crafting Intensives, btw! 6 sessions around New Year's. Click this link to check it out, or keep reading this thread for more relevant thoughts. https://t.co/B9OGwVqyD9
Okay, other relevant thoughts. @ThreadHelper, help me out. Where's that thread where I talk about what happens when you remove key ingredients from a goal, like that cookie experiment someone did? Ah great, yup, here it is: https://t.co/PIPfpd8DNA https://t.co/hOPiCu3mPK
Now what about the thread about how naming goals is kind of like ritual magic? (@ThreadHelper isn't finding this one for me, but that's fine, I can search it. TH is still also magical.) https://t.co/U0yFfrbP8y
Realization: the way I relate to my goals on https://t.co/lRiGUxBh9B isβ¦ kinda like ritual magic. Basically by naming & enumerating the main careabouts I'm moving towards, I create affordances for invoking them as sources of motivation & clarity. π§ββοΈβ¨ Thread on naming goals π§΅
For anyone who's skeptical of the entire idea of goals, here's a long thread that thoroughly points out that basically all issues with goals are actually issues with one's *relationship* to goals, and probably exist towards your implicit goals anyway. https://t.co/mdaL5P9dcd
The term "pre-success failure" from @ScottAdamsSays' book is a gem. His related idea that you should have systems and not have goals is absurd. (have both!) Scott cites Olympic athletes as examples. π€¨ Take 3 guesses what goal an Olympic athlete has... π₯π₯π₯
If the word "goal" doesn't work for you, no worries. It's just a pointer to whatever you deeply want. If you can get really clear on what you want, and let yourself do it, it can flow! Andβthat's not always easy. So you need approaches in the meantime. https://t.co/tIdRoBeOq8
Here's @m_ashcroft with a tweet and some discussion about how he prefers the word "intention" over "goal". https://t.co/f5sDCL9TwI
Goodhart's Law also neatly captures the difference between an intention and a goal. Once you make something a goal and start really ~caring~ that you achieve it, you remove the potential for spontaneous authentic expression. Goals are fine, just hold them lightly. https://t.co/ky4c52W8G2
Here's a rave review from last year π₯ https://t.co/425nVPFePb
The workshop isn't just a bunch of lecture content & exercise. It's got a little of those, but it's choose-your-own-adventure: work through at your own pace & talk with coaches to get unstuck or for general advice. Link for Dec & Jan events: https://t.co/jf9whOM1Td