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I was looking for Scott Adams' blog post about this topic but didn't find it so I wrote about it. I believe you will still have a desired state, expect you don
by taigeair 12y ago
I was looking for Scott Adams' blog post about this topic but didn't find it so I wrote about it.
I believe you will still have a desired state, expect you don't focus on it. Instead of setting goals and measuring yourself to them all the time, you find a process that can increase your chance of your desired outcome and then stop worrying so much about the desired outcome. Many desired outcomes are out of your hands.
- jasode 12y agofyi: https://www.google.com/search?q=Scott+Adams+goals https://www.google.com/search?q=Scott+Adams+goals (The first 4 links are relevant and one of them may be the blog post you were thinking of.)
- falcolas 12y agohttp://dilbert.com/blog/entry/goals_are_for_losers_passion_is_bull/ http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/goals_are_for_losers_passion_i... > Many desired outcomes are out of your hands. As a recovering Fatalist, I completely understand this. However, you'll never find out which outcomes are outside your control and which ones are within your control without trying to control them. And you're not somehow poorer for not achieving a goal that is truly outside your control. If absolutely nothing else, you now know the parameters of that goal's space, and can create a new, achievable goal.
- taigeair 12y agoI think before I thought I could control too many things which was the cause of much stress. This view was really refreshing and powerful to me, and so far it's been quite effective in boosting my energy and attitude. Thanks for finding that link btw!