NaBloPoMo: Day 8 "Goals: Part 1.2"

*grooooan*

SOOO. Yesterday, I wrote a bit about my daily goals and how I keep on top of them.

I was going to continue on today with my goals for this month, and how I'm keeping track of them.

But. It's past midnight, again. And so I would like to add another daily goal: WRITE BLOG POSTS BEFORE SLEEPINESS SETS IN. It's bad enough that I don't have a fun, clever theme, or a specific bloggy goal (other than "discover my bloggy goal") but to be constantly writing thru drooping lids is just asking for crummy posts.

Tomorrow: blog EARLIER.

Here's a photo. Goodnight.

Carpe November!

P.s. Rest day!

No abs, CHECK.

No squats, CHECK.

Minimalism, CHECK. We don't have cluttered corners, so we chose a messy/dirty shelf/table in the kitchen and cleared it of unnecessaries.

NaBloPoMo: Day 7 "Goals: Part 1"

I'VE MADE A DECISION. And felt the need to shout about it:

This will be the first of a chain of posts, all about goals.

Daily goals,

Monthly goals,

5-year plan goals,

Life goals,

Bucket list goals.

I have ALL OF THE ABOVE GOALS, to some degree or another.

My daily goals, I keep track of with an app called "Lift", which I have found extremely effective and useful in staying on track.

These are 5 of my daily goals, and so far I'm doing pretty well. I'm on day 250~ish of flossing every day, and I'm becoming regular with the other tasks as well.

The thing about goals is that one has to have the motivation, habits, and routine to reach a desired goal, and every person has different strategies and techniques for setting and keeping those motivations, habits and routines.

I think the most important thing is finding a strategy that fits. For me, "Lift" is motivating (because I love checklists), habit-forming (because it informs me of streaks, and reminds me to check off all my tasks) and it has become part of my daily routine. So for my simple, daily goals I've really gotten my money's worth out of lift! (Which...was no money. It's a free app...)

It's not gonna be a fit for everyone, though. Adam, for example, as neat as he thought the app was, didn't find it personally motivating or habit-forming (read: he used it for about 3 days and hasn't touched it since) - but that's because he's got completely different wiring from me, mentally.

I read a fascinating and helpful book recently about changing personal habits, and if you're trying to reach a goal by changing some behaviors or making new habits, I'd definitely recommend checking out "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg from your local library, or purchasing it. I found it well worth the audiobook price.

Tomorrow, more gooooooaaals - Carpe November!

P.s. Finished Ender's game 2 days ago... A little ahead of schedule. But boy is that little book hard to put down!

Abs, CHECK.

Squats, CHECK.

Minimalism, CHECK. We were supposed to clean out/declutter our dressers, but since we don't OWN dressers here, we decided to declutter our desks. Finished product!:

Feeling better, physically and mentally ^^