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May devolve into a troll war like it does every time, but this is really the essence of the "Systems vs Goals" [1] approach that Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) a
by war1025 6y ago
May devolve into a troll war like it does every time, but this is really the essence of the "Systems vs Goals" [1] approach that Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) advocates for.
[1] https://www.scottadamssays.com/2013/11/18/goals-vs-systems/ https://www.scottadamssays.com/2013/11/18/goals-vs-systems/
- throwaway123x2 6y agoThis rang true for me. Systems are more powerful than goals. One example I can cite is that I've always struggled to keep a diary until recently, when I finally got into a groove and did it for six months straight, not missing a day. Then my wife moved my desk, the habit died, and a week later I had missed too many days and lost the motivation to keep going.
- sireat 6y agoThen again a wrong system leading to a habit that does not align with your inner heart is worse than useless. As anecdata I had a 400+ day chain going on https://750words.com/ https://750words.com/ ( a nice single person startup btw) but once I missed a few days I felt tremendously happy. I realized that I was not getting anywhere (my writing still stinks to high heaven) and that my goals did not match with the habit. Life is too short to make wrong habits.