Tag: Goals

Preposterous Quote – Plans

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Frankly, this seems like a great way to alienate people and to accomplish less than you’re capable of. 

First, research is clear that sharing your individual goals (even if you don’t want help with them) improves outcomes, especially if you tell a friend or mentor. 

Second, other people can offer all kinds of support -not just encouragement and emotional support, but instrumental and tangible support! 

Third, the people who are going to be pleased by seeing your results are probably the people you want to tell, who want to help you. The people you don’t want to tell – unhelpful jerks? – aren’t going to be impressed. They’re still going be jerks.

Could we just change this one to say “Don’t tell unhelpful jerks your plans?” 

 

 

 

 

Preposterous Quote – Moon

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WARNING: PREPOSTEROUS QUOTE AHEAD!

No. No. No. If you shoot for the moon and miss, you’ll actually burn up in the atmosphere as you fall back to earth. This is a great (missed) opportunity for a cautionary tale… if you’re going to shoot for the moon (i.e., set a goal) and you don’t prepare well or have a good takeoff, you’re in for an unhappy ending. 

If we must use the metaphor, we need to shoot for the stars (i.e., have enough planning and motivation to get to the goal, preferably), on a trajectory that passes near to the moon (i.e., subgoals that would be valuable in and of themselves, in case we change course or run out of fuel), and with adequate resources (e.g., provisions and gear to last awhile, communications with support systems) so that if we shoot for the stars we may land on the moon and at least survive for awhile.