>Does anyone here actually feel personal goal setting as beneficial anyhow? Personal goal setting has helped me a lot, though I haven't developed many personal

>Does anyone here actually feel personal goal setting as beneficial anyhow? Personal goal setting has helped me a lot, though I haven't developed many personal goals at the request of a supervisor (they're created just for myself). The assumptions that make personal goal setting work are: i) Time and energy is limited, so I can't pursue all my interests at once. ii) If time isn't made for personal goals, they won't happen, as requests from other people (or unfocused activity) will occupy my attention. iii) By keeping goals in mind, it's easier to maintain boundaries on time, by politely declining certain tasks or opportunities to focus on my goals. This has helped with developing skills outside the workplace (which have indirectly helped with my work), as it provides clarity whenever there is uncertainty about how to spend time and energy when there isn't external structure. In a past workplace, I've set personal goals with a non-technical supervisor (e.g. suggestions to add features to a website). This helped with skill development and showed initiative that was appreciated, as the supervisor wouldn't have thought about these potential features (as their primary responsibilities weren't in development).