I am going to make a habit of writing no less than 500 words a day, unless I am out digging and stuff or my kid is unwell. Preferably for my PhD.
I'm not convinved goal setting is a good idea but I think it is worth trying. One tenet of LW seems to be to focus on achieving - not trying. That's the reason there is the bragging thread.
But maybe if the goals are smart this would that putting more structure into the goals.
Second, with the caveat that I want to praise OP for actually doing something. I think LW is too critical, which leads to less and less stuff being posted over time.
Maybe a habit log on the basis of the idea that habits are better than goals: http://monthlyexperiments.com/make-habits-your-goal/
Inspired by the group rationality diary and open thread, this is the inaugural weekly goal setting journal (GSJ) thread.
If you have goals worth setting that are not worth their own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
Here are mine, to illustrate:
11.Go to Centrelink to collect Youth Allowance and complain that you didn't get an SMS notification for reporting.
12. Ask Centrelink to setup SMS notifications for reporting
13. Find out how to report online, or by phone...and mention technical difficulties
26. apply neosporin nightly
28. review pre readings for subjects
Notes for future GSJ posters:
1. Please add the 'goal_setting_journal' tag.
2. Check if there is an active GSJ thread before posting a new one. (Immediately before; refresh the list-of-threads page before posting.)
3. GSJ Threads should be posted in Discussion, and not Main.
4. GSJ Threads should run for no longer than 1 week, but you may set goals, subgoals and tasks for as distant into the future as you please.
5. No one is in charge of posting these threads. If it's time for a new thread, and you want a new thread, just create it.