Comments on: Anticipate Attacks As Your Work On Your Goals http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/anticipate-attacks-as-your-work-on-your-goals/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Brad Isaac http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/anticipate-attacks-as-your-work-on-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Brad Isaac Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:52:45 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=375#comment-520 FekketCantenel, thanks for your comment you make a good point. But I'd argue that we can still prepare for many of our inner conflicts. If we have a tendency towards self-sabotage, then during the planning stages of the goal, we can list it as a potential pitfall. We don't want to list things like "I might get cancer." Though if someone has a chronic disease that will interfere with progress, it should be listed and planned around. This might not make these issues any easier to deal with, but at least the person doesn't beat themselves up for non-progress when they are hit with a bout of depression or self-sabatage. FekketCantenel, thanks for your comment you make a good point. But I’d argue that we can still prepare for many of our inner conflicts. If we have a tendency towards self-sabotage, then during the planning stages of the goal, we can list it as a potential pitfall. We don’t want to list things like “I might get cancer.” Though if someone has a chronic disease that will interfere with progress, it should be listed and planned around. This might not make these issues any easier to deal with, but at least the person doesn’t beat themselves up for non-progress when they are hit with a bout of depression or self-sabatage.

]]> By: tech ronin http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/anticipate-attacks-as-your-work-on-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-521 tech ronin Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:18:19 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=375#comment-521 <strong>Brad Isaac is doing some great blogging lately</strong> Brad Isaac is blogging up a storm over at Achieve-IT!. I relate to Brad because he is so sincere and straight-forward. And that's not to say he isn't smart. He does excellent but not fancy or showy pieces of importance. I am the ambitious sort myself,... Brad Isaac is doing some great blogging lately

Brad Isaac is blogging up a storm over at Achieve-IT!. I relate to Brad because he is so sincere and straight-forward. And that’s not to say he isn’t smart. He does excellent but not fancy or showy pieces of importance. I am the ambitious sort myself,…

]]> By: D. Advocate http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/anticipate-attacks-as-your-work-on-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-519 D. Advocate Tue, 21 Feb 2006 03:51:23 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=375#comment-519 "All good is attacked" and "people hurt instead of help" are true statements. But so is "everything bad is attacked" and "people help instead of hurt." It's because we care more about the good things and want people to always help that we ascribe disproportionate weight to the things that go wrong. But it cuts both ways. “All good is attacked” and “people hurt instead of help” are true statements. But so is “everything bad is attacked” and “people help instead of hurt.” It’s because we care more about the good things and want people to always help that we ascribe disproportionate weight to the things that go wrong.

But it cuts both ways.

]]> By: FekketCantenel http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/anticipate-attacks-as-your-work-on-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-518 FekketCantenel Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:01:41 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=375#comment-518 Good thing we've got the Mac missionaries to distract us from how hard life is. Point and laugh, and forget your pain! I'm going to go re-read the works of Jhonen Vasquez now. Good thing we’ve got the Mac missionaries to distract us from how hard life is. Point and laugh, and forget your pain!

I’m going to go re-read the works of Jhonen Vasquez now.

]]> By: Pascal Venier http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/anticipate-attacks-as-your-work-on-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Pascal Venier Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:11:02 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=375#comment-517 Glad you managed to solve the problem at the end! Next action: Switch to the Apple Mac ! ... Grass is greener on the other side! ;-) Glad you managed to solve the problem at the end!

Next action: Switch to the Apple Mac !

… Grass is greener on the other side! ;-)

]]> By: FekketCantenel http://persistenceunlimited.com/2006/02/anticipate-attacks-as-your-work-on-your-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-516 FekketCantenel Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:38:55 +0000 http://persistenceunlimited.com/?p=375#comment-516 Even harder to predict are attacks from within; involuntary self-sabotage, unexpected bouts with emotional problems like depression, and over- or underestimating your own ability to get something done. Not to mention unexpected illnesses ranging from a cold that wastes a few days to a chronic disease that reshapes your entire life view. It's good to think ahead about these sorts of things, and at the same time it's dauntingly depressing. Even harder to predict are attacks from within; involuntary self-sabotage, unexpected bouts with emotional problems like depression, and over- or underestimating your own ability to get something done. Not to mention unexpected illnesses ranging from a cold that wastes a few days to a chronic disease that reshapes your entire life view.

It’s good to think ahead about these sorts of things, and at the same time it’s dauntingly depressing.

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