http://gfmorris.com/2007/01/01/dethroner-on-resolutions/ The Life and Times of Geof F. Morris Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:03:05 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://gfmorris.com/2007/01/01/dethroner-on-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-6558 The 2007 Resolutions @ GFMorris.com Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:53:43 +0000 http://ijsm.org/archives/2007/01/01/dethroner-on-resolutions/#comment-6558 [...] As I mentioned elsewhere today, I’m going to focus on more short-term stuff: As for my resolutions this year, I’m going to take a different tack: monthly goals. I found that, as the year progressed, my view of the goals I’d set at the beginning of 2006 grew dimmer. Also, I find myself a strong believer in repentance and staring anew, and a more regular focus is what I seek. I’ve always been great at short-term goals due to my procrastinative nature: the thrill of the deadline provides all the adrenaline that I need to succeed. I’ve also generally done well with long-term goals, which I pursue blindly and seem to just … sort of achieve. [I think I’d title my memoirs to date How I Became an Aerospace Engineer Without Really Trying.] But the medium-term stuff—the stuff that I’ve long held is the glue that really builds upon the short-term stuff and makes the long-term stuff happen a lot faster—is something I’ve generally sucked at in my life. [...] [...] As I mentioned elsewhere today, I’m going to focus on more short-term stuff: As for my resolutions this year, I’m going to take a different tack: monthly goals. I found that, as the year progressed, my view of the goals I’d set at the beginning of 2006 grew dimmer. Also, I find myself a strong believer in repentance and staring anew, and a more regular focus is what I seek. I’ve always been great at short-term goals due to my procrastinative nature: the thrill of the deadline provides all the adrenaline that I need to succeed. I’ve also generally done well with long-term goals, which I pursue blindly and seem to just … sort of achieve. [I think I’d title my memoirs to date How I Became an Aerospace Engineer Without Really Trying.] But the medium-term stuff—the stuff that I’ve long held is the glue that really builds upon the short-term stuff and makes the long-term stuff happen a lot faster—is something I’ve generally sucked at in my life. [...]

]]> http://gfmorris.com/2007/01/01/dethroner-on-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-6557 ramblings and such » Blog Archive » and thus begins… Mon, 01 Jan 2007 17:49:30 +0000 http://ijsm.org/archives/2007/01/01/dethroner-on-resolutions/#comment-6557 [...] my buddy Geof is going to go with monthly goals for 2007 instead of yearly goals…not a bad idea. [...] [...] my buddy Geof is going to go with monthly goals for 2007 instead of yearly goals…not a bad idea. [...]

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