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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  ... crossing "Add discussion forums to StevePavlina.com" off my goals list right now...  |
Steve, that's just a lie. Plenty of people create forums, without writing it down as a goal. You writing it down didn't really do anything. That's why I am saying that goals are overhyped.
You can't live your life without deciding what you want, but sometimes when I read about goals or when I listen to podcasts (a prime example is the one your wife just did about veggie rolls), I can't help myself but to think - boy, that's just a bunch of gross oversimplifications and pop-psych nonsense.
I've actually seen goal-setting in action in corporate environment, back when I used to work and DadeBehring Microscan (in West Sacramento). The results were just pathetic.
I believe that if you do some rigirous testing of people who try goal setting, most of them will probably end up as miserable failures.