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At almost 40, I've come to realize that work gives me plenty enough opportunities to track and measure performance as it is. But there's also that part of life
by cseleborg 6y ago
At almost 40, I've come to realize that work gives me plenty enough opportunities to track and measure performance as it is. But there's also that part of life that's not work, and I've found that merely being, as opposed to performing, is quite valuable in itself! It's hard to enjoy the moment with my kids, my spouse and my friends when I constantly think of my todos and objectives. I feel by now that the goal is to learn to balance between times of performance and times of non-performance, even multiple times a day.
- harryf 6y agoAs a 46 year old I second this! Trying to run your personal life with OKRs sounds like a great way to beat yourself up. Also your spouse won’t be impressed when you tell her “My goal was to spend 46 minutes really listening to you this week and I actually achieved 52 minutes!”
- rahimnathwani 6y agoYou can base your KR on her satisfaction (as reported on an end-of-quarter survey) rather than on your level of activity. Try to measure the outcomes rather than the activities :)
- beardedwizard 6y agoThis guy gets it.
- closeparen 6y agoI won’t have a spouse, kids, or friends unless I force myself to work at cultivating traits that are valued by other people and to participate in social situations. None of those things are going to happen in “just being” mode.