I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. A new calendar year seems like a pretty arbitrary reason to set goals, but I understand the appeal of starting over with a metaphorical blank slate.
Usually I don’t make New Year’s resolutions at all, but this year I was inspired by a guest post on Zen Habits called “The Amazing Power of One.” The blog post suggests ranking all of your goals in order of importance. Then, you focus on these in order, one at a time, until each goal is fulfilled or becomes routine. (I especially like that the author suggests you reward yourself at the completion of each goal!)
I used to pride myself on being an excellent multi-tasker, but since entering the yuppie ranks I have discovered that my To-Do list has mutated. These days it’s no longer an opportunity to feel accomplished and smugly productive. (I used to cross off items I had already completed in order to feel better about my time-management skills.) Instead, my To-Do list has evolved into a source of unending anxiety and dread.
Therefore, the concept of one-goal-at-a-time is very attractive to me. I’m just worried that it might be a challenge to keep myself from getting back in the habit of maintaining an unrealistic, dread-inducing list of Things Responsible Boys Do.
For now at least, only one goal at a time.
First up in 2008: Opening a ROTH IRA! Who’s with me?
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