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Do you have personal "theme words" for the year (in the context of new year resolutions / planning)?
Pick the _one_ word or phrase that will be your north star for 2021.
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Pick the _one_ word or phrase that will be your north star for 2021.
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1/ I'm thinking about using "velocity" or maybe "rapid completion" This would be a signal to not let things stagnate too long.
As I'm starting to review this past year, I'm realizing there's a lot of stuff on my lists that are just "stuck."
As I'm starting to review this past year, I'm realizing there's a lot of stuff on my lists that are just "stuck."
2/ Lots of important tasks and ideas have just rotted themselves out of relevance.
Things that should have taken 5 minutes to complete metastasized into hours of work to undo the delay damage.
Things that should have taken 5 minutes to complete metastasized into hours of work to undo the delay damage.
3/ Tasks stacked up into unwieldy and inhumane piles of unrealized potential and regret.
Now when I look at these buckets, I'm filled with dread and anxiety instead of inspiration.
Now when I look at these buckets, I'm filled with dread and anxiety instead of inspiration.
4/ Another set of tasks and ideas are works-in-progress, but never completed.
These are often victims of perfectionism. They have already achieved 80% of their value at 20% completion.
I just never shipped.
These are often victims of perfectionism. They have already achieved 80% of their value at 20% completion.
I just never shipped.
5/ Ideas in the "Someday/Maybe" black hole are never attempted, though they might represent the truly transformation work I would do "when I have the time."
Then I stress myself getting digging into that list when the time comes. https://twitter.com/davidnunez/status/1335941065220747266
Then I stress myself getting digging into that list when the time comes. https://twitter.com/davidnunez/status/1335941065220747266
6/ So if I aim to focus on "velocity" in 2021, then perhaps everything flows through the machine quickly and without clogging up my mental space.
There are specific tactics I have in mind.
There are specific tactics I have in mind.
7/ Of course "Velocity" without "Trajectory" is the very definition of spinning wheels.
However, I actually have a good sense of where I'm going, I just feel stuck in the mud a bit in the now.
So for me, the North Star is "Velocity"
However, I actually have a good sense of where I'm going, I just feel stuck in the mud a bit in the now.
So for me, the North Star is "Velocity"
8/ What's your Theme Word for 2021?
