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Comment on Goals Gone Wild by Faisal

Faisal — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:36:07 +0000

Hi Dan. Yeah, goal setting is useful tool. But like other tools it can be misused. I thought the paper made some good points. I think the reason we have a silver bullet fetish is that we crave certainty. Uncertainty ain’t so bad…

Comment on Goals Gone Wild by danstelter

danstelter — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:14:19 +0000

I like your point, which is basically that even though goal setting is a good thing, when it’s done in the wrong way, it can be incredibly harmful! For example, we could feel incredibly defeated and like failures when we fail to achieve goals which are too much for us to achieve in the first place!

Comment on Discover Momentalum: Getting Past Multi-tasking Mania by Faisal

Faisal — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:36:17 +0000

Thanks, Dan. Maybe it’s so emphasized because it makes sense at first glance that doing more means more gets done. But that notion overlooks the trade-offs of multitasking. Like any tool, I guess, it has to be used for the right job.

Comment on Discover Momentalum: Getting Past Multi-tasking Mania by danstelter

danstelter — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:26:35 +0000

Good point…why is there all this emphasis on multitasking? I guess that our society demands it, but is it even necessary or optimal? While you are required to multitask a lot nowadays, I think that it is possible to brush by multitasking and minimize its presence in your life. Flexibility is a great skill to have and I think this article does a great job of emphasizing its importance.

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