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I’ve started writing monthly goals not too long ago. Prior to that all I was doing was writing down a bunch of things I had to do. There was no consistency. And when I have no structure and not a sense of what I need to do, I procrastinate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I’ve had enough procrastinating. I have a family. A son. And a second kid coming soon. I’m realizing that money is not the most valuable thing to me. Time is. Time is the only thing that is really important. Whenever, I spend time on social media looking at my feed, getting my dopamine fix, it’s time gone forever. Time that I won’t ever be able to get back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything you do has an opportunity cost. I’m not choosing to do something, I’m actually saying no to all the other options I have. That Facebook feed is actually a big no to writing, exercising or time with my son. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog is part of my objective on becoming more focused and in order to do this I’ve decided to be fully transparent. If I share my goals with you, it’ll motivate me even more to achieve them. And writing is something I wanted to get into. I like to write. It doesn’t really matter if I have any readers. Writing is a skill that I’d like to improve and you’ll see it being a recurring part of my monthly goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goals I’ve set for October were too many. I got excited. And I failed on many. But it did me a few important things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Less is more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It’s better to do a few things well, than finishing the month with many things half done. We always want to achieve as much as possible. Why? Why do we want to optimize efficiency and time? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I understand that time is limited. But doing less is an art. You have to be content with having a short to do list. We should embrace the time we have nothing to do. We’ve become so uncomfortable with doing nothing that we always seek for something to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bus is coming in 10 minutes? Well, let me check Facebook and Instagram.
I’m going for a 20 minutes jogging session. I might as well listen to some music or an audio book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve realized that I’ve become more and more uncomfortable with free time. And I’m pretty sure that this came together with an increased time spent on my smartphone. I’m always on the hunt for some dopamine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus on quality over quantity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failing is part of the journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We see failing as being negative. What if we change our perspective and realize failing is actually a good thing. We learn by failing. It’s better to fail and gain some experience than simply toss a goal, because it’s seems too complicated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you change your perspective on failing, you’ll take a weight off your shoulders. If you fall short on a goal, it’s fine. You are still miles ahead than your past self. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. <\/p> Thomas A. Edison <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Remember to have fun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Life is not worth it if you’re not having fun. Ok, it’s not always easy. But if you can find some fun in the process it’ll make things easier. Don’t take things too seriously. See it as a game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I once stressed over a daily task I wasn’t sure to achieve that it created a bad mood with my family. That’s ludicrous if you think about it. Why should your goals affect your relationships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See it as a game where you can restart at any time. Remember when you didn’t achieve something on your Nintendo 64 (good ol’ times) and you simply restarted and went again. It’s that easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Now to my November goals…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My layout is simple. I separate my goals in 4 sections that are equally important:<\/p>\n\n\n\n