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2007 Resolutions/Goals
Brad Blackman | Dec 6 2006
It's almost that time of year again. 2006 is drawing to a close, and I find myself thinking about 2007 and how I can fine-tune my day-to-day activities to align with my bigger goals. What's everyone else thinking on this sort of thing? Or am I ahead of the game for once? (I usually don't start thinking about this sort of thing until February.) I might re-listen to Merlin's "Fresh Starts & Modest Changes" podcast series from early 2006. 8 Comments
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 Stop smoking "copious amounts of...Submitted by pooks on December 29, 2006 - 1:14pm.
Berko;7005 wrote:
Stop smoking "copious amounts of crystal meth." (Sad that I can quote the podcast without relistening to it? Narratim verbatim anyone?) All I need to do is "ditto" this. Yes, to the weight loss, which I intend to implement heavily by riding my bike a lot, and diet on a lesser scale. I think I'll do better by increasing my activity level (now that I've discovered how much I love cycling) and being moderate with my food, so that I don't feel deprived. But the other thing you describe, Berko -- fits me to a T. I think with me it's ADD related. I have come to the conclusion that in order to drown out everything else that is distracting me, I have to totally focus on one thing to A) motivate myself enough to actually do it, and B) keep it going to completion. It's a combination of the surge of creative energy that comes with "obsession" -- maybe not quite as extreme, but something similar, anyway -- and protecting myself from urges to do other things. So that I spend all my spare time either reading webpages about the current "thing" to inspire myself and motivate myself, or doing it. While most other "things" are in the deep background, except for what absolutely must be done to keep day-to-day life going. I don't like living this way, but am not sure how to change it. » POSTED IN:
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