#588 How to Decide Which Goals to Give Up

And it's because there is-- I, I actually came across a word, grindset, that has gone into the dictionary, which is this idea that grit and grinding it out is supposed to be really good for people.

But actually, knowing when to give up on a goal is equally important, and I think there is a lot of focus on setting goals and sticking to them, and I think there's a lot less of a conversation about knowing when to give up on a goal.

And so what we're trying to talk about here is something that's, um, called productive quitting.

It's not about just goal abandonment, like starting loads of goals and just letting them go randomly, 'cause that often doesn't feel like something that you are in control of.

This is about being conscious about the goals you continue with and the goals that you kill.

And there's actually a really good article that I will link to in the show notes from The New Scientist, which dives into this deeply.

But there's some elements of that article that I wanted to talk to you about today because I think it is some quick shortcuts that might help you think differently about goals.

So the first thing I want to talk about is something called the goal adjustment scale, and there are four questions that I'm just gonna read out for you, which you can give a score of one to five.

And this gives you an indication of where you're starting from.

Like, are you good at letting goals go, or actually, are you holding on to too many goals and they might be getting in your way? And even when you say you're gonna stop, you don't stop thinking about them, so they're almost sticking in your head, but you're not making any progress, which is not helpful.

So let's go through the goal adjustment scale, and then I want to talk to you about something called goal shifting, goal shielding, and goal shelving, okay? We'll talk about those things next.