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Persol · 11-06-2006, 02:32 AM

Different people have different levels/terminology for goals:

some people consider 'wants' to be goals
some people make goals to meet their wants
some people use goals as a to-do list

Now, nothing is wrong with any 1 of these 3 viewpoints. They all work, if you realize what you list of goals is actually for.

You don't want to drop everything for a goal if a goal is just a to-do item. However, you do need to step-up if your 'goal' is integral to one of your wants.

I think much of the debate in this topic is over non-precise terminology. Having wants (and realizing what they are) is obviously not 'over-rted'. Makign to-do lists may be.

11-06-2006, 02:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
Persol Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7	Different people have different levels/terminology for goals: some people consider 'wants' to be goals some people make goals to meet their wants some people use goals as a to-do list Now, nothing is wrong with any 1 of these 3 viewpoints. They all work, if you realize what you list of goals is actually for. You don't want to drop everything for a goal if a goal is just a to-do item. However, you do need to step-up if your 'goal' is integral to one of your wants. I think much of the debate in this topic is over non-precise terminology. Having wants (and realizing what they are) is obviously not 'over-rted'. Makign to-do lists may be.