Re:Ask HN: How do you think about life/career goals?
by quickthrower2 on Saturday March 25, 2023 @08:37PM
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Well I’ve been punched in the face. Never had it as a bucket item!
Re:Ask HN: How do you think about life/career goals?
by surprisetalk on Sunday March 26, 2023 @08:41AM
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Come to my tech conference this August and punch me in the face
Re:Ask HN: How do you think about life/career goals?
by akor on Sunday March 26, 2023 @08:44AM
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I too have been punched in the face. Adding it and checking it off today!
Re:Ask HN: How do you think about life/career goals?
by akor on Sunday March 26, 2023 @08:43AM
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Thank you! I've read some of Derek's writing and can tell he thinks outside the box. I like the idea of the "unbucket list" and the first item resonates as I was looking yesterday at boats.
Honestly trying to think through what I do want now so I can work backwards. I have some ideas but I am not as clear as I feel some other people are.
This tiny book keeps me grounded to a mission of truly helping people and enjoying the process:
[1] https://sive.rs/a
For mental frameworks, I personally maintain a few different lists.
My bucket list contains stuff that I think would be fun to do before I die:
[2] https://taylor.town/bucket-list
My unbucket list tracks stuff that I am trying to avoid:
[3] https://taylor.town/unbucket-list
My now page lists my short-term projects and goals:
[4] https://taylor.town/now
I think it's really important to think about the life that you want and try to work backwards from there. What do you want an average day in your life to look like in 10 years? What can you do over the next month or year to inch you closer to that lifestyle?