Getting better

[ostarella]

Last month, I started working with a list of weekly goals. That didn't work out so well - too many 'incidentals' that interfered during the week. So I redid the whole thing, setting up monthly goals instead. I have a daily schedule - but it's only so I know how much time I have available for my various projects - not a set in stone "It's 3:00 - I have to be doing this now!". And it seems to be working much better for me. Already I have 19% of my goals attained for the month! Granted, there are some heavy-duty projects coming up - but I know how much time I have each day to work on them, little by little, and I'm actually feeling confident that I can achieve them. I expect a few bumps along the way - days when I'm just too damn tired to do anything, something goes awry with a project and it takes longer than expected - but that doesn't bother me. I know that over time I'll get more and more used to working toward the set goals, and keeping better track of time used and lost.

So onward and upward! :D

Comments

[beckyblack]

Doing good! Yeah, weekly goals can be a bit too much pressure. A week is short enough time that even just one day that doesn't go as planned knocks everything out of kilter.

Monthly ones are better and then make some plans for the week ahead as to what you'll try to get done towards those monthly goals. You might manage what you've planned, you might not, but you won't have failed the goal yet.

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the monthly thing gives me the breathing room I need. And like you say, I can look ahead and see what's going on the next week, and then look at the monthly goals to see which one(s) are most likely to be doable.