1 year ago, for day 12 by
Kent de Bruin ⚡
How can we create systems to support people in reaching their goals? A lot of people set goals at the beginning of the year. Most people however are notoriously bad in actually reaching them. That's why January is the busiest month in the gym and December the exact opposite.
I...
1 year ago, for day 11 by
Kent de Bruin ⚡
Goals
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Publish 6 long-form research essays ~ This is my most important professional goal. I believe that writing on the internet has so much leverage power in all sorts of ways.
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1 year ago, for day 10 by
Kent de Bruin ⚡
To make meaningful progress on my goals I believe that two things really help: creating habits and forcing accountability.
Habits
To make progress on your goals you need habits. Habits are the forcing function that will move your work forward. Without them you are looking at a metaphorical mountain...
1 year ago, for day 149 by
Leonie Jonk 💘
When you're trying to build a new habit, one of the biggest pieces of advice is to start with one thing and to start small. Although I firmly believe in starting small, I stubbornly refuse to stick to a single thing. And so, at any point in time, I find...
1 year ago, for day 146 by
Coleman Foley 💘
The Big Goal
You start with a goal. Let’s say you want to get fit. What does that mean to you? What does that look like? Maybe you’re 20 pounds overweight and have a paunch, and would like to weight, say 160 pounds and have a flat stomach. Okay,...
2 years ago, for day 141 by
Coleman Foley 💘
I’m taking a Coursera course called The Science of Well-Being. The course is wildly popular, and I can see why. I’m about five weeks in, and it’s given me several good, practical ideas to live a little better. To be more grateful and positive, and even to meditate.
For me,...