Why do I have these goals?
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randomlingI have a lot of goals. I haven't actually counted them, but there are a lot. Maybe I'll count them as I go.
1. Complete sweater
* I'll have the accomplishment of having made a sweater
* I'll know how to make a sweater
* I'll have a new sweater
2. Christmas gifts and cards
* It's a nice way of showing my appreciation for the people I care about
* Also, y'know, celebrating Christmas
3. Awesomeers guidelines/community standards
* Helps make Awesomeers into a safer space so that we can do more interesting things with the comm
4. Reply to comments on Awesomeers ideas post
* So my Awesomeers don't feel like I've totally abandoned them? :/
* A few points I want to make here and there
5. Make a plan and post to Awesomeers for feedback
* It's important to me to consult with the community before making changes
* I want the community to be more active and do useful things
6. Post automation for Just One Thing
* I want Just One Thing to happen every day and I keep forgetting to make the post
* It helps me learn about Unix and commandline stuff
7. Sort out profile on Reed
* It's one more place employers can find me
8. Elevator pitch re: work for Twitter, FB and LinkedIn
* This will help me get the word out to my network
* Also useful for other places
9. Improve jobsearch plan
* I want a jobsearch plan that doesn't intimidate and terrify me
* I want a jobsearch plan that I can actually stick to
10. Make bookmarks folder for CV upload sits
* I want to make uploading my CV to job sites as quick and easy a process as possible
* This goal could actually be expanded to "make it quick and easy to do this task"
11. Email Chetan about what I need and how we can help each other
* I really want the agency on my side and hopefully placing me in temp work
12. Bug 2277
* Ongoing contribution to DW, improving my skills, also an IGG perk for a donor
13. Wombat theme
* I can submit it for points
* I like it and I'd like other people to use it
* Maybe I can use it to learn how to patch
14. Check HD for missing songs
* I'd like to be able to play all my songs
15. Get Blood Ties DVD back
* I'd like to watch Blood Ties and I don't want to have to buy the box set again
16. IGG snippet
* Perk for IGG donor
17. Mirroring in Night Vale meta
* I have thoughts and feelings
* I'd like to share them with fandom
* It's practise at writing articles
18. Cecil/Carlos Carlos works for the government
* Kinkmeme prompt
* Bunny is eating my brain
19. Cecil/Carlos porn
* Purely for my own gratification
20. Evernote reminders
* To help with jobsearch stuff
* Learning more about how to use Evernote
21. FB, Twitter and LinkedIn email settings
* Less email coming in
22. How to use FB, Twitter and email effectively
* Better contact with my network
* Doing stuff effectively is always good
* Social media knowledge
23. Answer Apple survey
* They asked me to and I might as well?
24. Sort out Statcounter
* Less email
25. Sort out saved games on PS memory card
* Can play FF9
26. Reset Evernote password
* Can sign in on phone and iPad
27. Get blood test
* Better knowledge of how I'm doing
28. List of things to talk to the doctor about
* Taking charge of my health and trying to get problems resolved
29. Blood test for consultant's appointment
* Preparation for appointment
30. Research adult autism diagnosis funding in Greenwich
* Ammunition for future doctor's appointment
31. Improve eating habits
* Better control of diabetes
32. Regular exercise
* Better control of diabetes
33. Call about stress management classes
* I am struggling to manage stress at the moment
34. Find a good stretch programme
* It might help my back pain
* Helps me to get exercise
35. Research funding for HE Certificate
* I might be able to afford some classes I want to take
36. Look at free HTML5 course
* This might teach me some useful stuff
37. Update Paypal with new Evans card
* They will stop emailing me about expired card
* I'll be able to use Paypal to buy things with that as a backup
38. Research trainers that will fit me
* I'm interested in doing Couch to 5k and new trainers are needed
39. Research headphone prices
* My old headphones broke and I need new ones
40. Sort out clothes
* I have more clothes than space
* This needs to not be true any more
41. Sort out stuff to go back to T
* I need my stuff back from him
* It will get his stuff out of my room
42. Decide what books to give away
* I have more books than space, too
43. Tidy up books
* Books are everywhere
44. Get through laundry backlog
* I have quite a lot of laundry I have not done
45. Reply to B, C and P
* Social stuff, I would like to be in touch with these people
46. Email re: IGG snippet
* I don't have a prompt for one IGG perk and I would like to write it
47. Finish novel
* I would like to get this novel finished and maybe published or self-published
* It will teach me a lot about writing
48. Edit IGG snippet
* Then I can post it and give it to the person who gave me money
48 goals, wow. (And this doesn't cover all the stuff that's on hold.) I have no idea if this list will help me figure out what's important to me. I guess I could categorise this stuff in terms of why I'm doing it, and then see what the broad reasons are and figure out what of those are important to me right now? That's a possibility?
I have no idea if that will help but let's try it.
A sense of achievement
Complete sweater
Night Vale mirroring meta
Cecil/Carlos Carlos works for the government
Cecil/Carlos porn
Finish novel
Learning
Complete sweater
Post automation for Just One Thing
Bug 2277
Wombat theme
Night Vale mirroring meta
Evernote reminders
Learn to use FB, Twitter and LinkedIn well
Research funding for HE Certificate
Look at free HTML5 course
Finish novel
Material things
Complete sweater
Wombat theme
Get Blood Ties DVD back
Research trainers that will fit me
Research headphones
Social relationships/community building
Christmas gifts and cards
Community guidelines for Awesomeers
Replying to comments for Awesomeers
Make a plan and post to Awesomeers
Post automation for Just One Thing
Night Vale mirroring meta
Learn to use FB, Twitter and LinkedIn well
Reply to B, C and P
Fun
Christmas gifts and cards
Check HD for missing songs
Get Blood Ties DVD back
Cecil/Carlos porn
Sort out memory card
Getting a job
Improve profile on Reed
Elevator pitch
Improve jobsearch plan
Make bookmark folder for CV upload sites
Email Chetan
Evernote reminders
Making a contribution
Bug 2277
Wombat theme
Night Vale mirroring meta
Cecil/Carlos Carlos works for the government
Learn to use Twitter, FB and LinkedIn well
Obligations
Bug 2277
IGG snippet
Answer Apple survey
Email re: IGG snippet
Edit IGG snippet
Organisation
FB, Twitter and LinkedIn emails
Sort out Statcounter
Reset Evernote password
Update Paypal with new card
Sort out clothes
Sort out stuff to go back to T
Decide what books to give away
Tidy books
Laundry backlog
Health
Get blood test
List of things to talk to doctor about
Blood test for consultant
Research adult autism diagnosis funding in Greenwich
Improve eating habits
Regular exercise
Call about stress management classes
Find a good stretch programme
Research trainers that will fit me
Reasons I'm doing this are: a sense of achievement, learning, material things, social relationships/community building, fun, getting a job, making a contribution, obligations, organisation, and health.
Obviously getting a job and health are major priorities. So are obligations - I want to fulfill my obligations, and I'm not doing a great job just now.
So how about I have three tiers of priorities:
1. Getting a job, health, obligations, anything with a deadline
2. Making a contribution, social relationships/community building, learning
3. A sense of achievement, material things, fun, organisation.
Not too bad. This doesn't mean that the fun stuff, or the material things stuff, or whatever, never gets a look-in. How about if I try to do a kind of 3-2-1 deal? Like, three things from List One, two from List Two and one from List One?
So uh, List One's goals would be:
Improve profile on Reed, elevator pitch, improve jobsearch plan, make a bookmark folder for CV upload sites, email Chetan, Evernote reminders, get blood test, list of things for doctor's appointment, blood test for consultant, research adult autism diagnosis funding in Greenwich, improve eating habits, regular exercise, improve sleeping habits, call about stress management classes, find a good stretch programme, research trainers that will fit me, bug 2277, IGG snippet, answer Apple survey, email re: IGG snippet, edit IGG snippet, gifts and cards
List Two:
Wombat theme, Night Vale mirroring meta, Cecil/Carlos Carlos works for the government, learn to use Twitter/FB/LinkedIn, community guidelines for Awesomeers, replying to comments for Awesomeers, make a plan and post to Awesomeers, post automation for Just One Thing, reply to B/C/P, complete sweater, research funding for HE Certificate, look at free HTML5 course, finish novel
List Three:
Cecil/Carlos porn, get Blood Ties DVD back, research headphones, check HD for missing songs, sort out memory card, FB/Twitter/LinkedIn emails, sort out Statcounter, reset Evernote password, put new card on Paypal, sort out clothes, sort out stuff to go back to T, decide what books to give away, tidy books, laundry backlog
WOW that's actually a real and true list of things. I am amazed with myself!
So now I can go and for each one, find the next step, work through that step, and then move on to the next thing, using my 3-2-1 model. This is something that is in fact sort of happening!
That said, I have still applied to no jobs today. So I guess what I really need to do is that.
1. Complete sweater
* I'll have the accomplishment of having made a sweater
* I'll know how to make a sweater
* I'll have a new sweater
2. Christmas gifts and cards
* It's a nice way of showing my appreciation for the people I care about
* Also, y'know, celebrating Christmas
3. Awesomeers guidelines/community standards
* Helps make Awesomeers into a safer space so that we can do more interesting things with the comm
4. Reply to comments on Awesomeers ideas post
* So my Awesomeers don't feel like I've totally abandoned them? :/
* A few points I want to make here and there
5. Make a plan and post to Awesomeers for feedback
* It's important to me to consult with the community before making changes
* I want the community to be more active and do useful things
6. Post automation for Just One Thing
* I want Just One Thing to happen every day and I keep forgetting to make the post
* It helps me learn about Unix and commandline stuff
7. Sort out profile on Reed
* It's one more place employers can find me
8. Elevator pitch re: work for Twitter, FB and LinkedIn
* This will help me get the word out to my network
* Also useful for other places
9. Improve jobsearch plan
* I want a jobsearch plan that doesn't intimidate and terrify me
* I want a jobsearch plan that I can actually stick to
10. Make bookmarks folder for CV upload sits
* I want to make uploading my CV to job sites as quick and easy a process as possible
* This goal could actually be expanded to "make it quick and easy to do this task"
11. Email Chetan about what I need and how we can help each other
* I really want the agency on my side and hopefully placing me in temp work
12. Bug 2277
* Ongoing contribution to DW, improving my skills, also an IGG perk for a donor
13. Wombat theme
* I can submit it for points
* I like it and I'd like other people to use it
* Maybe I can use it to learn how to patch
14. Check HD for missing songs
* I'd like to be able to play all my songs
15. Get Blood Ties DVD back
* I'd like to watch Blood Ties and I don't want to have to buy the box set again
16. IGG snippet
* Perk for IGG donor
17. Mirroring in Night Vale meta
* I have thoughts and feelings
* I'd like to share them with fandom
* It's practise at writing articles
18. Cecil/Carlos Carlos works for the government
* Kinkmeme prompt
* Bunny is eating my brain
19. Cecil/Carlos porn
* Purely for my own gratification
20. Evernote reminders
* To help with jobsearch stuff
* Learning more about how to use Evernote
21. FB, Twitter and LinkedIn email settings
* Less email coming in
22. How to use FB, Twitter and email effectively
* Better contact with my network
* Doing stuff effectively is always good
* Social media knowledge
23. Answer Apple survey
* They asked me to and I might as well?
24. Sort out Statcounter
* Less email
25. Sort out saved games on PS memory card
* Can play FF9
26. Reset Evernote password
* Can sign in on phone and iPad
27. Get blood test
* Better knowledge of how I'm doing
28. List of things to talk to the doctor about
* Taking charge of my health and trying to get problems resolved
29. Blood test for consultant's appointment
* Preparation for appointment
30. Research adult autism diagnosis funding in Greenwich
* Ammunition for future doctor's appointment
31. Improve eating habits
* Better control of diabetes
32. Regular exercise
* Better control of diabetes
33. Call about stress management classes
* I am struggling to manage stress at the moment
34. Find a good stretch programme
* It might help my back pain
* Helps me to get exercise
35. Research funding for HE Certificate
* I might be able to afford some classes I want to take
36. Look at free HTML5 course
* This might teach me some useful stuff
37. Update Paypal with new Evans card
* They will stop emailing me about expired card
* I'll be able to use Paypal to buy things with that as a backup
38. Research trainers that will fit me
* I'm interested in doing Couch to 5k and new trainers are needed
39. Research headphone prices
* My old headphones broke and I need new ones
40. Sort out clothes
* I have more clothes than space
* This needs to not be true any more
41. Sort out stuff to go back to T
* I need my stuff back from him
* It will get his stuff out of my room
42. Decide what books to give away
* I have more books than space, too
43. Tidy up books
* Books are everywhere
44. Get through laundry backlog
* I have quite a lot of laundry I have not done
45. Reply to B, C and P
* Social stuff, I would like to be in touch with these people
46. Email re: IGG snippet
* I don't have a prompt for one IGG perk and I would like to write it
47. Finish novel
* I would like to get this novel finished and maybe published or self-published
* It will teach me a lot about writing
48. Edit IGG snippet
* Then I can post it and give it to the person who gave me money
48 goals, wow. (And this doesn't cover all the stuff that's on hold.) I have no idea if this list will help me figure out what's important to me. I guess I could categorise this stuff in terms of why I'm doing it, and then see what the broad reasons are and figure out what of those are important to me right now? That's a possibility?
I have no idea if that will help but let's try it.
A sense of achievement
Complete sweater
Night Vale mirroring meta
Cecil/Carlos Carlos works for the government
Cecil/Carlos porn
Finish novel
Learning
Complete sweater
Post automation for Just One Thing
Bug 2277
Wombat theme
Night Vale mirroring meta
Evernote reminders
Learn to use FB, Twitter and LinkedIn well
Research funding for HE Certificate
Look at free HTML5 course
Finish novel
Material things
Complete sweater
Wombat theme
Get Blood Ties DVD back
Research trainers that will fit me
Research headphones
Social relationships/community building
Christmas gifts and cards
Community guidelines for Awesomeers
Replying to comments for Awesomeers
Make a plan and post to Awesomeers
Post automation for Just One Thing
Night Vale mirroring meta
Learn to use FB, Twitter and LinkedIn well
Reply to B, C and P
Fun
Christmas gifts and cards
Check HD for missing songs
Get Blood Ties DVD back
Cecil/Carlos porn
Sort out memory card
Getting a job
Improve profile on Reed
Elevator pitch
Improve jobsearch plan
Make bookmark folder for CV upload sites
Email Chetan
Evernote reminders
Making a contribution
Bug 2277
Wombat theme
Night Vale mirroring meta
Cecil/Carlos Carlos works for the government
Learn to use Twitter, FB and LinkedIn well
Obligations
Bug 2277
IGG snippet
Answer Apple survey
Email re: IGG snippet
Edit IGG snippet
Organisation
FB, Twitter and LinkedIn emails
Sort out Statcounter
Reset Evernote password
Update Paypal with new card
Sort out clothes
Sort out stuff to go back to T
Decide what books to give away
Tidy books
Laundry backlog
Health
Get blood test
List of things to talk to doctor about
Blood test for consultant
Research adult autism diagnosis funding in Greenwich
Improve eating habits
Regular exercise
Call about stress management classes
Find a good stretch programme
Research trainers that will fit me
Reasons I'm doing this are: a sense of achievement, learning, material things, social relationships/community building, fun, getting a job, making a contribution, obligations, organisation, and health.
Obviously getting a job and health are major priorities. So are obligations - I want to fulfill my obligations, and I'm not doing a great job just now.
So how about I have three tiers of priorities:
1. Getting a job, health, obligations, anything with a deadline
2. Making a contribution, social relationships/community building, learning
3. A sense of achievement, material things, fun, organisation.
Not too bad. This doesn't mean that the fun stuff, or the material things stuff, or whatever, never gets a look-in. How about if I try to do a kind of 3-2-1 deal? Like, three things from List One, two from List Two and one from List One?
So uh, List One's goals would be:
Improve profile on Reed, elevator pitch, improve jobsearch plan, make a bookmark folder for CV upload sites, email Chetan, Evernote reminders, get blood test, list of things for doctor's appointment, blood test for consultant, research adult autism diagnosis funding in Greenwich, improve eating habits, regular exercise, improve sleeping habits, call about stress management classes, find a good stretch programme, research trainers that will fit me, bug 2277, IGG snippet, answer Apple survey, email re: IGG snippet, edit IGG snippet, gifts and cards
List Two:
Wombat theme, Night Vale mirroring meta, Cecil/Carlos Carlos works for the government, learn to use Twitter/FB/LinkedIn, community guidelines for Awesomeers, replying to comments for Awesomeers, make a plan and post to Awesomeers, post automation for Just One Thing, reply to B/C/P, complete sweater, research funding for HE Certificate, look at free HTML5 course, finish novel
List Three:
Cecil/Carlos porn, get Blood Ties DVD back, research headphones, check HD for missing songs, sort out memory card, FB/Twitter/LinkedIn emails, sort out Statcounter, reset Evernote password, put new card on Paypal, sort out clothes, sort out stuff to go back to T, decide what books to give away, tidy books, laundry backlog
WOW that's actually a real and true list of things. I am amazed with myself!
So now I can go and for each one, find the next step, work through that step, and then move on to the next thing, using my 3-2-1 model. This is something that is in fact sort of happening!
That said, I have still applied to no jobs today. So I guess what I really need to do is that.
