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Snippet 17: How To Set Better Goals for 2023 - Oliver Burkeman

2022/12/20
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Oliver Burkeman 认为设定目标时,应该避免设定那些超出自己控制范围的目标,例如 YouTube 视频的点击量或书籍的销量。与其追求这些难以掌控的结果,不如专注于过程和自身努力,例如创作自己感到满意的视频或书籍。但他同时也指出,仅仅追求尽力而为,而不设定具体目标,可能会导致效率低下,甚至自我折磨。因此,他建议将目标设定与系统相结合,既要有宏观的愿景,也要有微观的执行计划。他提出了一种三步走的方法:首先设定一个可控的最终目标(例如,写一本自己满意的书);然后将其分解成可控的阶段性目标(例如,每周或每天写多少字);最后,将阶段性目标进一步细化成具体的每日任务,并降低对质量的要求,例如设定“写500个糟糕的草稿”这样的目标,以提高完成任务的效率。他还强调了在目标设定中允许一定的灵活性,避免因偶尔的失败而放弃,以及即使进展顺利也要强制停止工作,避免过度追求效率而导致倦怠的重要性。最后,他引用了 Robert Boyce 的研究成果,指出将重要任务保持在适度的规模,避免将其视为过于重要而导致拖延或焦虑,对于提高效率至关重要。

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Introduction to the discussion on goal setting with Oliver Burkeman, focusing on the balance between control and outcome.

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Author and journalist Oliver Burkeman says that facing our finitude and how little control we have over our lives is key to living a truly fulfilling and meaningfully productive life. With this in mind, in this snippet Oliver explains how to set better goals.

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