Notes from Your Best Year Ever. This book is solid, but he has another book that is even better.

Top Takeaways

• 2 types of goals
  • Habit Goals: Ongoing activities that don’t necessarily have a defined scope or time frame
  • Achievement Goals: Clear, definable scope and time frame for completion
• “The main thing to watch is your bandwidth. I recommend setting seven to ten goals per year—but only two or three major deadlines per quarter.”
• We’re most satisfied when we move beyond our comfort zone
  • “We think that if we had every comfort available to us, we’d be happy. We equate comfort with happiness. And now we’re so comfortable we’re miserable. There’s no struggle in our lives. No sense of adventure.” That observation applies to all of life, especially our goals. When it comes to meaningful achievement, comfort equals boredom and low engagement.
• Beware of perfectionism:
  • “Perfectionism and self-judgment are sure to derail us. “If a thing is worth doing, it’s worth doing badly,” G. K. Chesterton once said. That line always makes me laugh. But it carries an essential truth: Doing is better than not doing perfectly. Give yourself a break and keep plugging away.”
• Tactics to achieve goals
  • Break down big goals into manageable next steps
  • Utilize activation triggers
  • Schedule regular goal reviews
• ”Don’t conflate goals and strategies. Your goal is the what, your strategy is the how.”

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