Problems

I have too many goals.

Too many goals

Too many goals create motion without commitment. The way forward is to choose the highest-leverage goal for this season and let the rest become parking lot, not guilt.

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Time to start

20 minutes

First step

List every goal

Do this first

Write every goal currently asking for attention without sorting yet.

Choose what to do next

Start here

Tool

Values Sorter

Choose goals by what matters, not just what is loud.

Reading shortlist

Best books for this problem

Essentialism

Helps cut good options so the best one can breathe.

The ONE Thing

Focuses attention on the goal that unlocks the rest.

Four Thousand Weeks

Turns finite time into a reason to choose.

Editorial guide

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One week of action

7-day action sequence

  1. 1

    List every goal

    Write every goal currently asking for attention without sorting yet.

  2. 2

    Mark the season

    Circle the goals that truly fit the next 90 days.

  3. 3

    Find the unlocker

    Choose the goal that would make the others easier, irrelevant, or better timed.

  4. 4

    Define the first proof

    Write what visible progress would look like within seven days.

  5. 5

    Park the rest

    Move all nonchosen goals to a someday list with a review date.

  6. 6

    Protect one block

    Schedule one work block for the chosen goal before adding new commitments.

  7. 7

    Write the tradeoff

    Write what you are saying no to so this goal can actually happen.

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