Psychology, drive, goals. --- .See also's. (1) See also: Philosophy, ethics, values and importance. (2) See also: Philosophy, chance and opportunities. (3) See also: Sociology, cooperation, competition and conflict for techniques for struggling with self, others, nature. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- .This section is about goals. Topics include: ( ) Goal processes. Form, pursue, change. ( ) Ideals. ( ) Problems. ( ) Specific goals. ( ) Techs. ( ) Types of goals. ( ) What are goals. --- 1/24/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) "Priority" means order to start. (2) "Do by" means order to finish. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) Budgets. Amounts resources: Time, energy, money, materials. Loose and tight. Pros and cons. Planned vs. actual results. (2) Schedules: time. Short term, mid, long term. Loose and tight. Pros and cons. Total vs. sub areas. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) If I do x amount of work, it will take y amount of time for me to reach my goals, given z method of pursuit. (2) Intelligence times effort (degree and duration) equals results. --- 01/01/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) Make a list of goals. (2) Keep your list of goals and track their development over time. (3) Refer daily to your list of goals. (4) Pursue you goals a little each day. Persistence is key. (5) Also make a list of all possible goals to choose from. (6) Determine which goals are short term and long term. Determine which goals are major goals and minor goals. Determine the importance and urgency of each goal. (7) Break goals into subgoals. (8) Consider the worthiness of your goals. --- 6/12/2002
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) Old plans vs. latest plans (old/new). Vs. (2) Currently held plans vs. outdated plans (best/worst). --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) Resources. Time, energy, money, materials. (2) Ability. Mental and physical. Current and potential. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) Thought goals. Work out a solution. Figure out or find out. (2) Action goals. Enact a solution. --- 12/15/1994
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) Three factors: (A) To have a big opponent or obstacle. (B) To have a well defined opponent (ex. blatantly evil). (C) To have an obvious opponent (ex. one that is on your turf and in your face). These are all factors that can give one a strong sense of purpose. (2) This may be why some people prefer war to peace. During war at least they know what to do. They have a clear objective. During peace they don't know what to do. They drift aimlessly. (3) Thus, a major challenge for some people is to develop the ability to set useful goals during peacetime, when there are no obvious foes, and when attack and defense requires a different type of judgment, finesse and subtlety. --- 3/28/2000
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) Time you got to form goal. (2) Time it takes you to form goal. In time vs. too late. How soon you should form goal optimally, especially in rapidly changing situations. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) What are your goals? Some goals are good. Some goals are bad. Some goals are better than other goals. (2) How much do you want your goals? Wanting something too much can be as bad as wanting something too little. If you want something too much then you will do anything to get it, including doing bad things. If you want a goal too little then you simply will not pursue the goal. --- 7/28/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- (1) Will, determination, spunk, moxy, chutzpah, grit, resolve, sticking to a goal, motivation, drive. Vs. Destruction of will by depression, oppressive authority, religion, mind games, or brain washing. (2) Sticking to wrong goals, views and behaviors is bad. Not sticking to correct goals, views and behaviors is bad. --- 12/26/1997
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Achieving goals = success. See: Philosophy, ethics, success and failure. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Affects of reaching x goal in y time. Positive affects vs. negative affects. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- All I've worked long and hard for (job, girlfriend, notes, books) I just recently achieved, or are about to take off big time. Don't blow it. --- 11/29/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Areas of goals. (1) Work, leisure. (2) Education: informal education, formal education. (3) Social life, people. Sex, like/lust. Friends, acquaintances, enemies. (4) Health: physical and psychology. (5) Welfare: money and stuff. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Areas of thought or action to concentrate on. (1) Areas ripe for development. Example, new technology opens a field. (2) Areas the world has a need for development. Current problems. (3) Areas I have an interest in developing. --- 11/15/1994
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Areas of thought or action. Make a list of three types of things worth working on in thought and action. (1) Things ripe for development, due to it being the right time. (2) Things I really need, or world really needs. Solutions to practical problems. (3) Things I am interested in. --- 12/30/1995
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Attack everything from all sides. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Both sub-optimal plans (goals and tactics) and sub-optimal effort can ruin a life. How to improve both? --- 06/30/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Categories. (1) Life knowledge: health and welfare. (2) Job knowledge: Business, computers, and libraries. (3) Personal knowledge: interest studies (philosophy, etc.). --- 12/30/1995
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Categories. Five words should run through my head. Job, girlfriend, school, type, read. Never think of anything else, and never think of nothing. --- 05/30/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Categories. Job, pad, car, savings, women, books, tuition. --- 01/01/1994
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Compromising or selling out. How much you sell out, for what or because of what, why. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Contingency plans: goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons for any situation. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Criticism of goals. Analyze and judge. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Deciding to be goalless is a goal. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Definition 1: A goal is any possible future course of action. Definition 2: A goal is any object or state to obtain or attain. --- 8/8/2002
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Determination, dedication, focus. Even in the face of x types of y amounts of opposition, obstacles, distractions, or temptations. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Develop and get best goals best. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Direction, speed, distance. We are all headed somewhere, whether under our own power, vs. adrift. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Direction: to form direction review old notes, and brainstorm new goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Do your means fit your goals? Do your actions fit your thought goals? --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Effort * skill * time = productivity. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Focus and concentrate on goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Form and pick goals. Pursue and fight for goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal development. Dreaming, imagination and vision are important for goal development. Where is the world heading? List all alternatives and the probabilities. What could I be? What do I want to be? --- 5/26/2001
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal prioritization changes, causes of. Opportunities, interests, needs. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Achievement, attainment: moving on to new goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Change. (1) Causes: self, others, natural environment. (2) Effects. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Change. Both achievement and inability to achieve causes shifts in goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Change. Do it quick, do it well. Ways: gain knowledge, think, listen to your drives. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Change. Goal reformulation due to (1) You change: evolution, stagnation, devolution, different. (2) Situation changes: evolution, stagnation, devolution, different. (3) Achieved a goal: raise or switch. (4) Couldn't achieve a goal: lower or switch. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Change. Raising standards vs. lowering standards. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Change. Refining, narrowing. Improving. Changing order, hierarchy or priorities. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Changes in goals. Changed from what to what? Speed of change, degree of change. Forced vs. chosen. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Changing goals. What I wanted then is not what I want now, but it is what I got and thus I feel like crap. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Formation, development of goals. Goal formation depends on intelligence and knowledge. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Giving up goals. Giving up on a bad goal is good. Giving up on a good goal is bad. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Other. (1) Prioritization shifts: same goals, different priorities. (2) Urgency shifts: same goals, different temporal order. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Other. How much resources will I have to spend to get goal? How much will goal be worth once I get it? --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Other. Speed, direction, distance. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Pursual: amount of time. Pursual: many at same time is better than serial. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Pursual. (1) Pursual in thought: figuring out how to get it. (2) Pursual in action: getting it. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Pursuit of goals: intensity, duration, frequency. (1) How, how hard. Time, money, materials, and energy spent. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. Pursuit. How actively you pursue. How long you pursue. How you pursue. How much you advance or achieve. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal processes. The process: formation, pursuit, achievement of goal. Also, change in goals. Failure to achieve, and giving up. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal setting is a matter of ethics. You create goals based on what you think is good and bad. You pursue goals with an intensity commensurate with how important you think the goal is. --- 7/28/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal statements organized from general to specific. --- 1/20/2004
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal statements. General to specific. Abstract to concrete. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal statements. What get, how get, why get. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goal trade offs. One area vs. another. Short vs. long term. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals = to do's. Goals come from values. See ethics. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals development depends on what you think is good and bad, important and unimportant, urgent and not urgent. That is, goals depends on ethics. Goal development depends on ethical development. To put it even stronger, goal development equals ethical development. --- 4/10/2001
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals of typical person: Buy a house, pay mortgage. Keep the car on the road. Raise kids. Put kids through college. Work with accountant, stock broker, real estate agent, insurance agent, lawyer, etc. --- 4/11/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals organized in ways other than alphabetical or chronological: Long term and short term. Global and local. Broad and detailed. Most important to least important. Broad scope to narrow scope. Abstract to concrete. --- 1/1/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals stated from abstract to concrete, major to minor, general to specific, broad to narrow. (2) For example, some high level goals. Truth and Justice. Don't waste time. Support the Progressive cause. (3) Logical structure of goals. A change in goals at top affects entire chain of goals. --- 1/1/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons - relationship to ethics. Depends on your metaphysics, epistemology, ethics (purpose of life, values), aesthetics. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons - the big question. What next? And why and how and not. Speed and accuracy of choosing. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals: mine vs. societies. What they are vs. what they should be. Implicit goals vs. explicit goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals: things to get. Antigoals: things to avoid. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals. Ultimate goal, super-goals, goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons, sub-goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Goals. Working towards goals vs. wasting time. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Gstr (goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons). Best and worst and why. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Gstr has to do with present situation and future situations. Probable or expected, and possible. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Gstr influences or affects: psychology (drives, philosophy), society, nature. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- History of development of goals of humans and specific individuals, in thought and in action. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- History of your goals: goals at any age. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- How close what you get is to what you wanted or envisioned. Fully achieved goals vs. partially achieve goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- How good or bad your reasons are. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- How hard you pursue or try (effort) vs. how much you achieve (productivity). --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- How much you want something and why. How much you think of something and why. How much you do something and why. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- How soon achieved vs. how easily achieved. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- How well you develop goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. How well you pursue goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. Great idea, perfectly executed. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Ideal goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons = solutions to problems. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- If only I had more time, energy, intelligence, memory, and testosterone. You can make more, or use it better. --- 07/30/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Imagine and prepare for the worst. Imagine and prepare for the best (to be ready for opportunity). That is, imagine and prepare for everything. --- 07/27/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- In America, on January 1st, we make "New Years resolutions", which are our goals for the new year. One day a year (New Years Day) is not enough to think about your goals. Think about your goals every day. --- 6/12/2002
Psychology, drive, goals. --- In general for everyone. For you in your situation. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Keep the dream alive, so that the dream keeps you alive. --- 9/26/1999
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Keep track of old goals, tactics, and reasons, to see what don't work (best) for you in what situations. --- 07/30/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Keeping track of goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. (1) Planning, developing, brainstorming. (2) Controlling: budgets, schedules. (3) Evaluating. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Key point. Keep drive and optimism high. I.e. desire to do it, and believe it can and will happen. --- 12/02/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Know what is at stake. Know what getting a goal will allow you to accomplish. Know what not getting a goal will prevent you from accomplishing. Know how getting a goal will improve the situation. Know how not getting a goal will diminish (unimprove?) the situation. --- 7/31/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Knowledge of choices. Choices you know about. Choices you don't know about yet. You have to search for them and think about them. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Leap frogging. Direction becomes clearer as you take steps forward. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Main Terms: Drive. Motivation. Goal. Strategies and tactics. Reasons (for choosing the goal, strategies and tactics). --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Many achieve nothing because they can't see where to go, how to get there, and how good and important it is to get there. You have to figure it out early, and keep it in mind constantly. --- 05/30/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Me. (1) My Goals and Strategies, Tactics, and Reasons. And alternatives generated and rejected and why. (2) How I develop them. How I keep track of them: memorizing, writing. How I pursue them: how I do now vs. how I could and should. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Me. By subject area. Health: psychological and physical. Welfare: earn, save and invest, spend. Work, Leisure. Sex, like/lust. Education. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Me. My goals. Health. Wisdom. Kick ass (accomplishment). Don't waste time doing nothing or doing unimportant things. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Means, motive, opportunity. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Meta-goals: Work on goals. Develop more and better goals. Work more and better on pursuing goals. --- 1/1/2005
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Momentary vs. long run. Best vs. worst ideas. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Number of goals. Number of areas. Heights of goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Order of doing things and amounts of time to spend. Spend first to last energies on situation analysis and gstr, writing, books, women. Spend most to least time on studies, then work, then women. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Organized, prioritized. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Partial effort vs. total effort. Mental and physical. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Plan, control, evaluate. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Prioritization. (1) Totally = importance? (2) By time = urgency. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problem attitudes. (1) Plenty of time. (2) It doesn't matter. (3) I can't do it. (4) It is no use. (5) I can't affect it. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problem. (1) Aiming too high or low: goals that are too easy or too difficult, leading to being unsatisfied or discouraged. (2) Aiming to the sides: goals that are not suitable to your personality or interests, now or in future. --- 04/30/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problem. My problem was I didn't go for my goals, in thought or action, with enough time, energy, and effort. Especially choosing my career, finding a girlfriend, and doing philosophy. --- 08/15/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems that you are aware of. Problems that you are not aware of. Problems that are bothering you. Problems that are not bothering you. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. (1) Inability to reach goal due to (A) Self: lack of ability or lack of effort. (B) Others. (C) Nature. (2) Causes of "1": depression, frustration, anger, anxiety. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. (1) Lack of attempt. (2) Thinking a goal is unreachable. (3) Inability to develop a goal (direction). Goalessness, aimlessness causes depression, and wastes time. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Balance problems. Misappropriation of resources. Too much (overkill) vs. not enough. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Direction problems. No direction. Wrong direction. Right direction but low desire, low urgency, low importance. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Goals not related to problems (impractical). Priority problems. Inefficient. Don't have knowledge or technology (tools, techniques). Don't have resources: time money materials energy, psychological ability, physical ability. Pursue too much or too little. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. If your goals are not in line with your needs then you got a problem. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Lack of development of goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons vs. lack of pursual of goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Mistakes in goals: (1) Thinking something is not a problem. (2) Thinking its not your problem. (3) Thinking its not an important problem. (4) Thinking you cannot do anything about it. --- 11/13/2004
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Mistakes in means vs. ends. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Omission, commission. Leaving out a good goal. Including a bad goal. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Poor goals - direction. Absent goals. Too low vs. too high goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Psychological: fear, laziness. Physical: health. External: no money. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Repression of drives, motivation, goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons (dmgstr). --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Strong motives for shit actions vs. weak motives for excellent actions. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Timing. Too late (lagging behind). Too soon (too far ahead). --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Two goal problems. (1) Trying too much for unrealistic, unobtainable goals. I.e., thinking unobtainable goals are obtainable. (2) Not trying enough for easy goals. I.e., thinking obtainable goals are unobtainable. --- 6/10/2004
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Undefined goals or ineffective strategies in short or long view, broad or narrow view, general or specific view. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Problems. Wrong goal. Wrong means, wrong pursual (s and t). Wrong priorities. Missing goals. Missing means. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Rate your goals. Big vs. small. Complex vs. simple. Long vs. short. Important vs. unimportant. Now vs. later. Thought, action, stuff, experience goals. --- 02/07/1994
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Related topics: focus, concentration. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Societal goals. (1) How do they form? (2) How are they communicated? (3) How are they acheived? --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Someone who does not generate goals, or pursue goals. (1) Are they lazy? Or just not driven? Or just mellow? (2) Is it learned from family or culture? Is it a personality trait? (3) What is the result? Nothing is accomplished, nothing is improved. Status quo (conservatives). --- 3/30/1998
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Speed you develop and get goals is as important as ones you pick. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Standards and expectations. Too high or too low. Raising or lowering. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Standards. Performance review. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Strategies and tactics = methods, processes, procedures, skills. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Strategies and tactics are ways how to get a goal. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Strategies and tactics, means, technology. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Subjective (perceived) vs. objective (actual). --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Technology is tools and techniques. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. (1) Mental techniques vs. physical techniques. (2) Self techniques vs. other techniques (for others by you, for you by others). --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Always look for better goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. An important technique is to pick an ideal or hero. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Analyze situation. Analyze alternatives. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Continually think about what you want and don't want, and why. Continually think how to get or avoid and why. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Develop knowledge of more goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. Develop more goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Goal prioritization. Goal resolution. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Know goals exist. Know what are your goals. Examine and critique your goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Memorize goals and repeat twice daily. For me to succeed like I want to succeed in areas of career, philosophy/notes, women, etc., I will have to (1) Work hard and smart every minute, and (2) No pathological states, no wasting time. --- 11/27/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Self statements: I can do this. This is worth it, and why. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Self techniques for how to get increased (1) Goal memory. (2) Goal awareness and attention. (3) Goal motivation. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Three hints for pursuing goals. (1) Series of small steps. Break big goals into smaller sub-goals. (2) Daily pursuit of goals. Pursue the small steps everyday. (3) Shotgun approach. Many tactics to get many goals in many subject areas, rather than one tactic for one goal in one subject area. --- 3/24/2000
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. Ways to keep track of goals. Lists by urgency and importance. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Techs. You have goals, strategies, and tactics, which you have thought of at leisure. Do not give them up. Do not crack under opposition. Act as well as think. Act under opposition and pressure, as well as at peace. Pressure means when something is important, decisive, when it really counts. When chips are down, and danger abounds. When stakes are big, and there is big risk. Dig deep, don't crumble and don't fold. Don't panic, stay calm, think clearly. Remember why it is important to succeed and not fail. Handle nerves and tensions. Stay motivated, perform well, be brave. Do not go addictive or fetal. Do not be a coward or fag out. It is war, do not surrender, give up, or give in. Do not run and hide, do not go awol. --- 12/15/1994
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Terms. Mission. Goals, objectives. Strategies, tactics. Reasons goals chosen vs. reasons alternatives rejected (anti-gstr). Plans: all gstrs. Struggling. Do's and don'ts. Means (strategies and tactics) vs. ends (goals). Anti-goals, anti strategies and tactics. Techniques, methods, ways. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- The evolution, stagnation, devolution line. The help/hurt line. The stagnation point. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- The feeling of having done what you wanted to do (great). The feeling of not having done what you wanted to do (shit). Coulda, woulda, shoulda. --- 06/17/1994
Psychology, drive, goals. --- The most general goal statements in three words or less. Be happy. Play fair. Help others. Work hard. Meet people. Make friends. Get real. Stay cool. Rock on. Stay strong. Fight evil. Get laid. Do exercise. Eat right. Plenty sleep. Stay healthy. Live long. Stay alive. Injury free. Illness free. Fall in love. Read, write, publish. Explore. Search. Think. Feel. --- 1/21/2004
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Time frames. How soon get goals? --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Topics, (1) Ripe for development (easy pickings). (2) Urgent need for development (current problems). (3) Personal interest. --- 12/15/1994
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Total dmgstr complex (drive, motivation, goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons). Optimal dmgstr complex. For an individual in general, or for a specific situation. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Total Effort Now (time, energy, money) to find great new ideas. --- 06/30/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Two extremes: (1) Reasonable goals with well thought out plans vs. (2) Unreasonable goals with no good plans to achieve them. --- 4/10/2001
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Two important ideas about goals. (1) Perseverance is good. Keep trying to solve the problem. Don't let many failed attempts discourage your search for a solution. (2) Creativity in finding new attempted solutions is good. Try new ways to solve the problem and get the goal. --- 7/31/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Two main questions. (1) What kind of world do I want to live in? (2) What do I want to do? --- 1/20/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Two parts of goals. (1) Development of goals in mind, using thought and emotion. (2) Progress toward achieving goals through physical action. --- 1/25/2005
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Two types of goal sets. (1) Having few, ill defined, easily obtainable, unethical goals. vs. (2) Having many, well defined, challenging, ethical goals. --- 11/13/2004
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Two ways of organizing goals. PART ONE. Goals in "top down" order. For example: (1) Save the world. (A) Achieve ecological sustainability. (B) Achieve social justice. PART TWO. Goals in "next step" order. --- 3/31/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. "Think" goals. "Say" goals. "Do" goals. --- 1/25/2005
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Conscious/unconscious goals. (2) Healthy/unhealthy. (3) Well defined/vague. (4) Process goals are better than end or achievement goals. (5) Get/have, be/become, do, experience. (6) What, when, where, how, why, with who, to who, by who. (7) Thought goals (learn) vs. action goals (do). (8) Thinking goals: learn (find, figure), know, remember. (9) Complementing goals vs. conflicting goals. (10) Ideal goals. (A) Imaginable. (B) in this world, for anyone. (C) For me, in my situation. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Goals for your current situation. (2) Goals for projected future situation. (3) Things you would do if your situation was different. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Goals where you make a little progress each day vs. all or nothing, final payoff goals. I prefer the former and a series of small, incremental steps. (2) Guaranteed successful results (ex. Depositing in savings bank) vs. unknown result of final payoff (ex. Trying to find a cure for cancer). (3) Pure strategy goals. Pure luck goals. Mixed strategy-luck goals. --- 6/12/2002
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Goals you have thought of. (2) Goals you have never thought of. (3) Goals you would hold if you thought of them. (4) Goals you wouldn't hold if you thought of them. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Have to vs. don't: forced to. (2) Need to vs. don't: for health or to get any goal. (3) Want to vs. don't: desire. (4) May vs. may not. (5) Can vs. can't: able to. (6) Should vs. not: ethics. (7) Could vs. not: possible to. (8) Would vs. not. (9) Will vs. won't. (10) Did vs. didn't. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Healthy goals vs. unhealthy goals. (2) Practical vs. impractical. (3) Effective vs. ineffective. (4) Legal vs. illegal. (5) Ethical vs. unethical. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Learning goals. Figure out. Find out. (2) Doing goals. Take action. --- 7/2/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Levels of goals. Super-goals. Goals. Sub-goals. Sub-goals are steps to achieve a goal. (2) Related goals. Webs of goals. Hierarchies of goals. --- 1/25/2005
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Momentary vs. long run drive, motivation, goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. (2) Best vs. worst drive, motivation, goals, strategies and tactics, and reasons. (3) Difficult vs. easy. (4) Complex vs. simple. (5) Quick vs. long dragged out. (6) General vs. special. (7) Good vs. bad. (8) Past vs. present vs. future. (9) Major vs. minor. (10) Short term vs. long term. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) One time only goals: get and got for good. (2) Repeating goals: get and get again. (3) Endurance goals. (4) Consistency goals. (5) Single performance efforts. (6) Constant goals: 24 hours a day. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Practical goals: thoughts, actions. (2) Theoretical goals: ? --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1) Single performance goals: done once and finished. (2) Endurance goals: keep doing it. (3) Consistency goals: keep doing it well. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. (1)(A) Individual's goals: for individual, for society. (B) Society's goals: for society, for individual (2) Societal goals vs. individuals goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. Goals for all vs. goals specific to individual. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. Momentary goals vs. over any period of time. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. New and old goals vs. currently held and not held goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. PART ONE. Goals of individuals. (1) Personal goals: your goals for yourself. (2) Societal goals: your goals for society and the world. PART TWO. Goals of society. (1) Society's goals for you. (2) Society's goals for society and the world. --- 3/23/2004
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. Plans. For current situations. For expected situations probable. For possible situations. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. Problems vs. challenges. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. Should do vs. want to do vs. have to do. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Types of goals. Time and goals: short term, mid, long, and ultimate goals. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Urgency. (1) Time limits (real or perceived) can increase urgency. (2) Danger (real or perceived) can increase urgency. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- What and how much you want vs. need. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- What determines goals: interests, needs, likes/dislikes, values (what you think is good and important). --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- What do I want and why? --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- What do you desire? Why do you desire it? How are you going to get it? --- 7/31/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- What goals did you think up? What actions did you take to achieve those goals? How did things pan out? --- 10/25/2004
Psychology, drive, goals. --- What things do people live for? See also: Philosophy, life, ethics, ends. --- 6/11/2002
Psychology, drive, goals. --- What want and why, and not and why. How to find or get it and why, and not and why. Resources (time, money, energy, etc.) to spend on it and why, and not and why. --- 05/30/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Why do x? Why do x rather than y? --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- You can go far in job and philosophy (1) If you put in effort (mind and action). (2) If you do not put in the effort, you will not succeed. (3) It will not be effortless. (4) But it will not be impossible. --- 12/02/1993
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Your goals as your political platform. Your goals as your ethics system. --- 7/31/2006
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Your goals depend on your (1) Metaphysical views: how you see world, and self. (2) Ethical views: what think should do vs. want to do. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Your goals should be problems and challenges. Your goals should not be escape and avoidance. --- 12/30/1992
Psychology, drive, goals. --- Your gstr mix: what to do, time for each, order to do them. --- 12/30/1992