By Alison Griswold, Business Insider.
You read that right. This year, we think you shouldn’t make a New Year’s resolution.
New Year’s toast. Photo: Toni Blay/Flickr
Here’s why.
In a post last month, entrepreneur and self-improvement expert James Clear argued that the key to accomplishing things is to create systems, not goals.
What’s the difference? A goal, like a resolution, is a specific end-point that you want to reach. As Clear explains, a runner’s goal could be to run a marathon. A writer’s goal could be to complete a book. The system, on the other hand, is the strategy you use to achieve those goals. For the runner, that would be the training plan. For the writer, it’s a writing schedule.
What would happen if you ignored the goal entirely and only focused on the day-to-day? Clear says you’d still get results, and you’d be happier, too. The problem with goals, he says, is that you trick yourself into believing that once you reach that goal you’ll be happy and successful. That mindset puts unnecessary stress and weight on your shoulders.
Read the full article by Alison Griswold from Business Insider.
