My list of daily goals

A few weeks back I started tracking a list of daily goals. These are separate from any to-do items I might have, and unrelated to anything on my calendar. They’re simply a list of things I’d like to accomplish every day.

As of today, it’s a list of four main goals with five sub-goals in various areas. Here’s what they look like, along with some quick notes on each:

• Publish blog: Publish a blog post daily, like this one
• Work out: This can be checked off after both of the sub-tasks are done.
• — Pushups: Do some number of push-ups each day, typically a few dozen.
• — Walk or Run: Walk or run some distance; usually outside, if not on the treadmill.
• Clarity break: Take time for a clarity break at some point, as I detailed in my post yesterday.
• Reading: This can be checked off based on the three sub-tasks.
• — Pocket: Read at least one of my saved articles from Pocket.
• — Blinkist: Read at least one book from Blinkist, going through the process I described here.
• — Reading beyond Blinkist: Do some degree of reading beyond Blinkist. I’m usually working on a few books in my Kindle, so at least open it and read a bit.

Growth Without Goals

I’m constantly adjusting my list, and Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s “ Growth Without Goals “ article was a big help. Patrick’s has a somewhat similar list that looks…