Thread: Tasks v Goals
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Old 09-23-2008, 05:32 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by VictoriaJayne View Post
Hi

Some advice needed - I have always been task orientated and looked at things as a series of checklists - but lately I have been evolving from this. I do still struggle to see the difference between what constitutes a goal and what is a task.

My initial thought is it all relates to how close to your values and mission statement the 'thing' is - the closer it is the more it will be interpreted as a goal? It feels right but ... I'd love to hear your own interpretation of goals v tasks.

Cheers

VJ
The goal is the thing you want to achieve. It should have a deadine... 1 month, 6 months, 1 year etc.

Then you divide it in smaller goals, or projects.

And these again in tasks, actions that you can directly execute in a day.

Zenhabits blog has today a great article on this.
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