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EP 402: How do you crack the code on goal-setting?
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63 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2022
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Podcast episode
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What is a goal really? What purpose does a goal really serve? And is that purpose truly benefiting us, the goal-setters?These are big, messy questions. But they are far from abstract. Our answers to these questions—whether we know it or not—shape the way we work and live on a daily basis. This intermediary space—the space between philosophical questions and practical implications—is a place I happily hang out in all day long. Luckily, I know someone who likes hanging out in that place as much as I do!His name is Charlie Gilkey. He’s a friend of the pod—as well as the co-founder of Productive Flourishing and author of Start Finishing. He’s also the host of the Productive Flourishing podcast.Today’s episode is a rebroadcast from the Productive Flourishing feed. Charlie and I talk about why in the world I wrote a productivity book, how the cultural code we operate in impacts the way we plan and set goals, how that code disproportionately harms some more than others, and much, much more.Footnotes:
What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting by Tara McMullin
More about Charlie Gilkey
Start Finishing by Charlie Gilkey
Listen to Productive Flourishing
Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne
Written versions of each episode drop on Thursdays at explorewhatworks.com. Get them deliverable to your inbox by subscribing at explorewhatworks.com/weekly.Introducing Recovering Overachiever ClubRecovering Overachiever Club is a 3-week deep dive into why we strive and what we can do differently in the new year. Join us November 29-December 20 for exclusive essays, podcast episodes, and conversation—oh, and earn a few merit badges, too. Learn more!
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What Works: A Comprehensive Framework to Change the Way We Approach Goal-Setting by Tara McMullin
More about Charlie Gilkey
Start Finishing by Charlie Gilkey
Listen to Productive Flourishing
Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny by Kate Manne
Written versions of each episode drop on Thursdays at explorewhatworks.com. Get them deliverable to your inbox by subscribing at explorewhatworks.com/weekly.Introducing Recovering Overachiever ClubRecovering Overachiever Club is a 3-week deep dive into why we strive and what we can do differently in the new year. Join us November 29-December 20 for exclusive essays, podcast episodes, and conversation—oh, and earn a few merit badges, too. Learn more!
★ Support this podcast ★
Released:
Nov 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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