I'm Busy Being Awesome - Sustainable Productivity for ADHD Episode 76: How Many Goals Should I Set?
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Jan 4, 2021 Exploring the art of goal setting, the discussion emphasizes focusing on one goal at a time for optimum success. The host shares personal struggles with constraint and the transformative power of single-tasking. Listeners will learn how multitasking can hinder progress and discover the 80-20 rule to pick impactful goals. Through engaging analogies, such as the soccer ball example, the importance of specific, measurable goals and accountability in achieving them is highlighted. It's all about narrowing focus for greater results!
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Go All In On One Goal
- Choose one goal and go all in on it instead of splitting focus across many goals.
- You can start the next goal immediately after finishing the first; single-tasking speeds progress.
Personal Struggle With Constraint
- Paula recounts her struggle with choosing one goal due to ADHD and loving many ideas.
- She tried constraint and found focusing on one goal delivered much faster progress.
Multigoal Work Is Multitasking
- Multigoal pursuit acts like multitasking and dilutes results across projects.
- Chasing many goals yields slower overall progress than finishing them one after another.
