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I remember a classic breakdown of 7 areas of life which has in a few places when reading about goals etc: Career, Family, Financial, Mental, Physical, Social,

I remember a classic breakdown of 7 areas of life which has in a few places when reading about goals etc: Career, Family, Financial, Mental, Physical, Social, Spiritual. These aren't terrible decent, but I think Alex's breakdown is much better for sparking useful thought: • Values & Purpose • Contribution & Impact • Location & Tangibles • Money & Finances • Career & Work • Health & Fitness • Education & Skill Development • Social Life & Relationships • Emotions & Well-Being • Character & Integrity • Productivity & Organization • Adventure & Creativity I actually liked these so much that I integrated them right into the yearly review section of the productivity app I run, Complice (https://complice.co/ https://complice.co/). The app is subscription-based, but you can use the yearly review without paying :) To get to the yearly review, make an account then go to https://complice.co/YOUR_USERNAME_GOES_HERE/reviews/2016/yearly https://complice.co/YOUR_USERNAME_GOES_HERE/reviews/2016/yea...

matt4077 10y ago
The actual model is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits Almost all these self-help "how to do X" guides focus exclusively on Conscientiousness. Yeah, they all pay lip service to "relationships" but it gets the same treatment as "bigger car": work! work! work! daily goal! > • Values & Purpose • Contribution & Impact • Location & Tangibles • Money & Finances • Career & Work • Health & Fitness • Education & Skill Development • Social Life & Relationships • Emotions & Well-Being • Character & Integrity • Productivity & Organization • Adventure & Creativity That list is absurd. If you're unhappy enough with your life to turn it into a 24-point daily checklist you need a vacation and possibly treatment for depression. If you think that's not it, here's some advice: Get "Values & Purpose" straight and everything else will follow.
- malcolmocean 10y ago
  There is something important to be said about the effect of having a really clear sense of purpose. I think this is seriously underrated. But I think it's also the case that part of how we discover purposes to orient towards is thinking about areas of our lives and envisioning how they could be different. (Also I'm not sure why you're comparing the Big Five list with these lists)

matt4077 10y ago

The actual model is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Five_personality_traits Almost all these self-help "how to do X" guides focus exclusively on Conscientiousness. Yeah, they all pay lip service to "relationships" but it gets the same treatment as "bigger car": work! work! work! daily goal! > • Values & Purpose • Contribution & Impact • Location & Tangibles • Money & Finances • Career & Work • Health & Fitness • Education & Skill Development • Social Life & Relationships • Emotions & Well-Being • Character & Integrity • Productivity & Organization • Adventure & Creativity That list is absurd. If you're unhappy enough with your life to turn it into a 24-point daily checklist you need a vacation and possibly treatment for depression. If you think that's not it, here's some advice: Get "Values & Purpose" straight and everything else will follow.

malcolmocean 10y ago
There is something important to be said about the effect of having a really clear sense of purpose. I think this is seriously underrated. But I think it's also the case that part of how we discover purposes to orient towards is thinking about areas of our lives and envisioning how they could be different. (Also I'm not sure why you're comparing the Big Five list with these lists)