GOALS

by Paul Nervy
Copyright (c) 2006 by Paul Nervy

Visit www.paulnervy.com


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CONTENTS

Introduction 
        What.
        Why.
        How.

Goals organized by importance.

Goals organized by time.
        Chronological list of recent things to do and things done.
        Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly goals.

Goals organized by subject.

        General life goals.

        Health.
                Psychological health.
                Physical health.
                        Exercise.
                        Sleep.
                        Food.

        Social.
                Main squeeze.
                Friends.
                Conflicts.

        Job.
                Deciding what to do for a job.
                Searching for a job.
                Keeping a job.

        Economics, money and finances.
                Earn.
                Save.
                Spend.
                Invest.

        Objects.
                Minimalist list of objects.
                Food (See Health).
                Clothing.
                Shelter.  House.
                Other objects.

        Information.  Searching and exploring ideas.
                Print: Books, mags, newspapers.
                Music.
                Visual arts.
                Movies and television.
                Internet and computers.
                School.

        Experiences.
                Things to do - travel, meet people. 

        Activism.
                Poltical activism.
                Environmental activism.
                Social justice activism.
                Philanthropy. 

        Goals by academic subject areas.
                Philosophy, Pscyhology, Sociology.
                Science and technology.
                Politics and law.
                Economics and business.
                The arts.
                Etc.

        Goals by problems areas.
                Political problms
                Economic problems.
                Environmental problems.
                Etc.

Not Goals.
        Completed goals.
        Old goals that I changed my mind about.
        Rejected goals.


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INTRODUCTION: WHAT, WHY, HOW.

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WHAT

What is this Goals text?
This is a text of goals, principles, strategies, tactics and reasons.

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WHY

Why do a Goals text?
To help keep track of goals.
Faster to type up goals.
Easier to review and update goals.
Keeps all your goals in one place.
So you don't waste your life.

This list is to... 
To help keep my head screwed on straight.  
To keep values alive.  
To help prevent excessive anxiety, depression and anger when setbacks occur.  
To stay motivated and productive.
To get more work done.  Waste less time.

To deal with rapidly changing situations and rapidly changing ideas.  To deal with the temporal nature of reality.
To deal with ideas organized by importance.

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HOW

How do this goals text?
        Structure.  How structure the Goals?
        Mechanism.  How work the Goals?

Include...
The goal.  Description of the goal.
The reason why you are pursuing the goal.
The strategies and tactics to pursue the goal.

The date you thought of the goal.
The date you decided to do the goal.
The date you started working on the goal.
The date you completed the goal.

Goals in database format.  One can keep track of ones goals in several forms: text, html and database.


Tags for goals.

<subject area of goal>.
<category>

<possible goal ideas>
<possible strategies, tactics and reasons>

<status> To do.  Done.  Rejected.

<goal statement>
<reasons for goal>
<how important is the goal to you>

<date formed idea of goal>.
<date started goal>.
<date would like to acheive goal>
<date actually finished goal>.

<steps to take to acheive goal>
<results of goal pursual>.

<rejected goals>
<reasons for rejected goals>
<date rejected goal>.


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GOALS BY IMPORTANCE.

Importance organization of goals.

It helps to organize your goals by importance.

One way to organize goals by importance is to categorize goals as:
        Objectives
                Strategies to achieve objectives.
                        Tactics to advance strategies.  7/10/2004

Another way to organize goals by importance is to answer the questions, "What do I think is important?  What seems important to me?  What seems unimportant?  What things seem more important than other things?  Which is more important x or y?"  What really matters to me?"  7/10/2004

You should state why you think a goal is important.
You should state why think a goal is more important than another goal.

You can give a goal an importance rating.

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What priority do people give to the following major areas?
Life's work.  Life's purpose.
Job work.  What you get paid to do.
Love life.  Mate.
Family life.  Kids, if any.
Social life.  Friends.
Leisure hedonism.  Weekends.  Vacations.  Retirement.
Health.  Physical and mental.
Money.  Making money.  Saving money.
Power.  World, national, local, personal politics.

People often say that one's health is the most important.

What do you value?  What are your priorities?  What are your ideals?

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What is most important to me?  How do I generally rank things?

Ideals vs. People vs. Money and stuff.  
1. Ideals.  Ideas.  Principles.  Truth and justice.  Humanity.  The world.  Life's purpose.
2. Personal social relationships.
3. Personal money and objects.  7/10/2004

Life's work vs. Job work for money.
1. Life's work time is primary.
2. Job work time is secondary.

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Most important goals.
Save the world.  
Solve the problems of the world.
Eradicate Disease.
Eradicate Hunger.
Eradicate Illiteracy.  Lack of eduation.  Lack of information.
Eradicate Poverty.
Eradicate Poltical oppression.
Eradicate Economic exploitation.
Eradicate Crime.


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GOALS BY TIME.

I.e., chronological organization of goals.


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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF GOALS TO DO.  GOALS TO ACCOMPLISH.

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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF GOALS DONE.  GOALS ACCOMPLISHED.

It helps to make a chronological list of goals and then label them either "to do" or "done".


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DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY AND YEARLY GOALS

Many of our goals are small tasks that we do on a "regular basis".

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DAILY GOALS

Floss and brush teeth.
Shower.  At least every few days.
Exercise.  Stretch, strength calesthenics, aerobic walking.
Eat right.  Vegies and fruit.  Low fat and low sugar.
Sleep. Get plently of sleep.  8 hours.
Vitamins.
Meditate - 20 minutes
Socialize.  Meet people.  Make friends.  Meet women.  Network.
Write, think, read, type everyday a few hours
Work at a job.
Recreate, relax, have fun.  Read a book.  Listen to music.  Watch a movie.

Information.
        Figure.
                Work on notes.
                Work on goals, outline, lists, diary.
        Found.
                Read a newspaper.
                Surf the web.
                Check email.
                Check voice mail.

Think positive.
Relearn by practice being happy, optimistic and confident.
Write.
Look for and do meaningingful work.
Find and talk to like minded people.
Go online.
Read nytimes, google news, etc.

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WEEKLY GOALS

Therapist?
Laundry.
Look for a better job.
Look for a better place to live.
Look for cool people. 

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MONTHLY GOALS

Monthly bills 
        House
                Rent payments
                Utility bills - water, electric, gas
                Service bills - telephone, television, internet isp

        Credit card payments

        Car
                Car payments
                Car insurance payments

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YEARLY GOALS

Once a year: Work on Goals, Outline, Lists and Diary.
Outline: Skim all my found books and read all my found notes.   
Lists: Search web, bookstores, music and movies and update lists.
Goals: Review goals.
Diary: 

Dentist check up.
Doctor check up.

Taxes

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OTHER GOALS

Renew car insurance as needed.
Renew car registration as needed.
Renew drivers license as needed.

Website domain name registration fees.
Website hosting fees.


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GENERAL LIFE GOALS.

General principles and motivational thoughts.

The most general goals.  Life goals.  7/2004

Be an ethical person.  Be a good person.
Have integrity.
Don't settle.  Go for it.  Dream.
Be social.  Don't isolate yourself.
Work hard.  Be productive.  Don't waste time.
Help others.  Be altruistic.
Stay positive.  Don't give in to anxiety, depression or anger.
Have courage.  Stand up for what you believe.
Play fair, even if others don't.

Stay alive.
Stay healthy.
Stay happy.

Stay employed.  Save some money to survive.
Write.
Do some good for the world.
Stay out of trouble.
Truth and justice.

Don't get discouraged
Don't get depressed
Don't get scared
Don't get rage bound, enraged.
Don't get stressed

Stay out of the hospital
Stay out of court
Stay out of jail


Work on these goals because otherwise these ideas will just clog your head an make you depressed, anxious, angry, etc.

Work on these goals because it helps you sort out important and urgent ideas.


Motivational thoughts
Life is short.  Don't waste too much time.
I have talent.  I have a purpose.  I have something I enjoy.  I have something worthwhile.

Focus on motivational people, places and things: The good things in life. 

Cultivate focus, motivation, optimism, energy, hope, happiness, joy, fun.
Avoid lethargy, hopelessness, anxiety, depression, anger


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HEALTH

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Principles

Avoid the following  problems
By taking the following preventive measures.

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Psychological health

BE focused, motivated, energized.  Happy, peaceful, content.
DO NOT BE.  Angry, fearful, depressed.  Lethargic, unfocused, unmotivated.

Don't let setbacks get you down.
Don't let your mistakes or seeming failures get you down
Dont let conflict with other people get you down.
Don't let multiple problems get you down.
Its not as bad as it seems.  Don't exaggerate it.  Don't freak out.  Don't panic.

Find some good people to become good friends.  Lefties.  Artists.

Talk things out with friends.
Talk things out with therapist.

Limit needless stress.  From coworkers at job.  From neighbors.  From internet.  

Meditation.  Relax body and quiet mind.

Psychologically healthy states of mind: happy, motivated, hopeful, sense of worth and purpose, energized, confident, calm, resilient, 

Stay Safe, Calm, Happy, Hopeful, Optimistic, Positive, Inspired, Motivated, Driven, Confident, Focused, Self worth, Organized.

Psychological and physical are connected.

How to be happier. 

How to be less stressed.


Anxiety.  Ways to decrease anxiety.
List your worries.  Generate thoughts and reasons not to worry about them.
Limit worry time.
Talk about your worries.

Depression.  Ways to decrease depression.
Job: get a good job.
Relats: get a good relat.
Home: live in a good place.
Don't dwell, ruminate or obsess on it.
Distract yourself with activities and environments.
Do things to cheer yourself up.
Go places that cheer you up.
Be with people who cheer you up.
Think about things that cheer you up.

Anger.  Ways to decrease anger.
Don't let anger snowball.
Recognize it early.  Nip it in the bud.

Upset.  Its okay to be upset.  Learn how to exist in an upset state.  It may be painful.
It takes time to become un-upset.  Its not like a light switch that can be turned on and off.

How to calm yourself when upset (sad, anger, depression, etc)
How to comfort yourself.
How to be happier and more productive.


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Physical health

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Exercise.

Exercise every other day.
Don't over-exercise.

Warm-up and stretch before exercise.

Do aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise.  
I.e., exercise for both strength and endurance.

Exercise all major muscle groups.  Keep muscle groups balanced.

Take rest days between workouts.

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Sleep.

Get enough sleep.

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Food.

Don't eat too much.

Eat healthy.
Less sugar.  Less fat.  Less salt.  No coffee.  No alcohol.  Less red meat.  Less processed foods.  Less fried foods.  Less calories.
More fruits and vegatables.  More fiber from whole grains.
Eat organic.  
Eat vegetarian, or close to it.

Other
Avoid illness and injury.
Common illnesses and injuries include.
Heart disease.
Cancer.
Diabetes.
Overuse injuries.
Joint and bone injuries.  Back.  Knees.
Teeth and gums.
Stress.
Don't smoke.


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JOB, EMPLOYMENT

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PRINCIPLES

Goal: Find work I can feel good about.
Goal: Find meaningful work.

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JOB SEARCHING STRATEGIES AND TACTICS

Send out twenty resumes a week.

Research occupations and companies.

Occupational research
List occupations and how I feel about them
Would I like it or not and why.
Can I do it or not and why.

Company research.
List companies and what kind of culture and environment they offer.

Job searching tactics.
Newspaper searching
Internet searching
        Monster.com
        Hotjobs.com
Networking with people
Walk in to businesses.
        Find business you think are cool and walk in.


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ECONOMICS, MONEY AND FINANCES

Earn.
How much does one need to earn?

Spend.
How much does one need to spend?
        Typical expenses.
                Food.
                Clothing.
                Shelter.  Utilities.  Electricity.  Heat.  Water.
                Education.  Tuition.  Room and board.
                Transportation.  Train or subway ticket.  Car payments, insurance, gasoline.  
                Communication.  Phone bill.  Internet bill.
        What percentage of your income goes to the above expenses?

Save.
How much should one save?

Invest.
How much should one invest?
Which investments are wisest?

Budgets.
        Weekly budget.
        Monthly budget.
        Yearly budget.

Insurance.
        Health insurance.  Medical and dental.
        Car insurance.  Collision and no-fault.
        Home insurance.  Flood and fire.
        Life insurance.


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OBJECTS

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PRINCIPLES

Own less.
Own fewer things.
Own smaller things.

Light and mobile.
Be able to carry all your things.

Clothing.  Natural, organic fabrics.  Hemp, wool, cotton.  Avoid, cut off or cross out logos.
Food.  Natural, organic foods.  (See Health)
Shelter.  Sustainable.  Small.  Low energy consumption.  6/30/2004

Reusable materials.
Renewable materials.
Recyclable materials.

Biodegradeable materials.

Inventory.
Make a list of your things.
To see what you have.
To see what you can get rid of.

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MINIMALISTS LIST OF OBJECTS

Things you can carry in a backpack.

1. Pockets.  Wallet.  Pen and paper.  Cash money.  Credit card.  ATM card.  Drivers License.  Keys.  Napkins.  Plastic bag.  Tiny versions of the following:  Watch.  Knife.  Can opener.  Lighter or matches.  Flashlight.

2. Day pack:  In a large plastic bag.  Passport.  Canteen.  Emergency blanket.  Compass.  Maps.  Mirror.  Whistle.  Matches.  Flint and steel.  Candle.  Knife.  Sharpening stone.  Cord.  Toilet paper.  Insect repellent.  Sunscreen.  Chapstick.  Sunglasses.  Water purification.  Radio.  Cellphone.  Watch.  Food snacks.  Flashlight or headlamp.  Sweater.  Warm hat.  Light gloves.  Rain jacket or windbreaker jacket.

3. Summer clothes bag:  Light shorts.  Light pants.  Light shirts.  Light wears.

4. Winter clothes bag: Warm hat.  Warm gloves.  Scarf or neckwarmer.  Long underwear.  Warm pants.  Wool sweater.  Winter coat.

5. Footwear bag:  Shoes.  Sneakers.  Sandals.  Socks.

6. Paper bag: Pens, pencils, markers, paper, envelopes, stamps.

7. Hygiene bag.  Toilet paper.  Soap.  Shampoo.  Toothpaste, toothbrush, floss.  Towel.  Razor.  Deodorant.  Laundry deterget.

8. Food and water bag:  Food and water.  Stove.  Pot.  Utensils.  Can opener.  Canteens.  Water purification.

9. Sleeping bag.  Sleeping pad.  Tent.  Ground cloth.  Tarp, cord, pegs.    

10.  First aid kit.  Antibiotic ointment.  Iodine.  Gauze bandages.  Tape.  Bandaids.  Medicines.  Tylenol.  Painkillers.  Moleskin.  Wound glue.  Safety pins.

11.  Repair kit.  Large needles and heavy duty thread.  Patch material.


SURVIVAL SKILLS
Its good to know how to do the following.
Stay warm and dry.
Find water.
Make fire.
Make shelter.
Find food.
Navigate.
Communicate.
Defend self.
Medicine.

TOOLS
Simple tool kit.
Knife.
Hammer and nails
Screwdrivers and screws
Adjustible wrench, nuts and bolts
Saws, for wood and metal.
Axe.
Hand drill.
Plane.
Materials.  Rope.  Cloth.  Wood.  Metal.

Also cool: 
Solar power battery recharger and rechargeable batteries.
Cell phone.
I pod.

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SHELTER

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To Do's

Find a better place to live.
        A better community.
        A better apartment or house.

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Where to live?
        What planet to live on?
        What country to live in?
        Urban, suburban or rural environment?

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Strategies for finding an apartment or house.
        Rent or buy?
        Apartment or house?

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Transportation.
        Walk or bicycle?
        Mass transit or own car?
        Hybrid vehicle?  Fuel cell vehicle?
        Work from home?


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SOCIAL

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PRINCIPLES

Ways to analyze social interaction: 
Date and time.  Activity or interaction.  Result.

Techniques, strategies, tactics
Find people and groups that you like, respect, understand, agree with.
Communicate: talk, phone, email.


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LOVERS, PARTNERS, SOULMATES, MAIN SQUEEZES, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS, ETC.

How to find a lover?
        Who to pursue?  
        Who to date?  
        Who to go to bed with?  
        Who to shack up with?  7/2004

New social relationships, friends and lovers, based on ideas and values.  6/30/2004


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FRIENDS, ALLIES, WELL-WISHERS

Good friends are good to have.

How to make and keep friends?
        Get involved.  
        Meet people.  
        Make friends.  
        Support each other (emotionally, financially, etc.).


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CONFLICT

Conflict is unavoidable.
Keep it legal.
Keep it ethical.
Stand up for your ethical ideals.

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INFORMATION

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PRINCIPLES

Information, infotainment, entertainment, culture, it goes by many names.  7/10/2004

Continue creating information
        Keep thinking.
        Keep talking.
        Keep writing.
        Keep publishing.

Continue finding information
        Find new information.
        Find good information.


Find lists of critics picks for the best movies, books, visual art, television, etc., for the year, decade, century, etc.       5/10/2004

Information searching and exploring
        Books, magazines, newspapers, journals.
        Music, movies, visual arts.
        Radio and television

Find new information.  
Constant search for best information in all subject areas.  
Keep up with the new and brush up on the old.

Every day, or week, or month
Compose a song
Compose a poem
Create a visual art


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INTERNET AND COMPUTERS

Read about computers.
Get a computer.

Read about the Internet.
Get on the Internet.  Surf the Internet.

Read about Linux.
Run Linux on a computer.

Build a web site.  Host your web site on the Internet.

Build a database.  Use databases to organize information.

Get free access to the Internet from public computers.


Surf the web daily.  Surf the web at least once a week, even once a day if you can.  

Look for best websites in all subject areas.  Build the web-ography list.

Visit cool web sites like www.nyt.com, Plasitc.com, Salon.com, Yahoo news, Google news, Metafilter, Memepool, Bloglines, Env news network, social justice news, hunger site, etc.

Check out Webby awards and Cool website of the day.org


Internet - surf and find cool sites
        Daily.
                Google news, Plastic, Salon, NYT, 
        Monthly.
                Magazines - Time, Newsweek, Utne, Discover, 
                Journals - 
        Yearly.


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PRINT: BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, JOURNALS

Buy and read 25 books a year.

Constant search for best books in all subject areas

Visit bookstores every week.

Visit bookstores online too.

Read book reviews like NYRB, NYT book review, Amazon reviews, etc.

Find lists like best nonfiction books of 20th century.  Best fiction books of 20th century.

Look online to find bibliographies of each subject area.

Publishers: Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Princeton, MIT, etc.  Knopf, Basic Books.

Journalism (magazines, newspapers, online, television, etc.)
Find list of Pultizer Prize winners

Notetaking on books
Find excellent books
Read and underline it
Handwrite a summary on piece of paper
Type up, digitze, the summary


Other
Bookstores - B&N, Borders, 
Libraries - NYPL, 
Publishers - Harvard, Princeton, Oxford, Cambridge, MIT, Basic, Knopf.
Newspapers - 
Dictionaries, thesaurus, encyclopedia, quotebooks



NEWSPAPERS
Find and read a good newspaper everyday.  Read multiple newspapers to get alternative perspectives.

MAGAZINES
Find and read the best magazines.

JOURNALS
Find and read the best journals in all subject areas.


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MOVIES

Make a list of classic, four star movies.
Rent them and watch them.  One or two a week.

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MUSIC

Make a list of great music to get it in all styles.  Listen to it

Buy 10 music compact discs a year

Compose music on keyboard, guitar, harmonica, etc.  Tape it. Transcribe it.

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VISUAL ARTS

Check out books about visual arts
Check out websites about visual arts


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SCHOOL

Graduate from high school. (done)
Graduate from college. (done)
Graduate from graduate school. (?)
        
College.
Find a college that fits your personality and learning style.
Figure what you want to do in life.  Pick a major.
Get good grades.  More importantly, learn a lot.  Develop yourself.


Lifelong learning.  
Information management skills.  
Write your own encyclopedia.

Be balanced in all areas.

Access to materials - library, internet


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EXPERIENCES

Make a list of new experiences to try and do.
Find new experiences.
Live in new places.  Move every year or two or three.
Meet new people.
Do new things.  Adventure and learning.  Travel.

Nature time 
Enjoy more sunrises and sunsets.
Go on more hikes and overnights.  Sit in front of campfire.
Get more pictures of the outdoors, like from calendars.


Social - meet cool people
Environment - hang out in cool areas
Activities - do cool stuff
Psychology - think up cool stuff


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ACTIVISM

How to be an activist?

How much time a week to devote to this?

Get informed about the issues.  
        Research the issues.  
        Gather knowledge about the issues.
        Find the neediest problems in the world
        Find where you can do the most good
        Know the problems.  Know who's causing them.
        Know the solutions proposed.  Know which are being pursued by activists.

Communicate.  Speak up.
        Write letters
        Post a web page
        Discuss the issues with people

Give.
        Give your time and energy.  Volunteer.
        Give money.  Philanthropy

Choices of what you buy.  
        Buy socially conscious and environmentally sustainable food, clothes, etc.
        Boycott companies, organizations and governments that aren't.

Choices of what you do
        Get an activist job
        Take activist vacations

Get involved 
        Join positive activist organizations
        Join a peaceful demonstrations.  Peaceful protests.

Get used to living on little money
        So you are not forced to slave for the system

Examples
        Earth Day.  

Activism against government
Activism against corporations
Activism against any other malicious entity

Find some groups
Go to the meetings.  You meet people and feel connected.

Find some demonstrations
Demonstrate.  You meet people and feel connected.


Get political
Write elected officials.
Give money to causes.
Devote time.
Speak up on issues.
Find out more about issues.
Protest.
Register to vote.  Vote.  3/2004

Political goals
Vote
Write elected officials.
Demonstrate or rally.
Find people with similar views.
Think, speak and write, and act.        5/10/2004


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PHILANTHROPY

Do some good
Give money to philanthropic organizations
Amnesty International, 
One world, 
EDF, 
Sierra Club, 
Greenpeace.

Volunteer for philanthropic organizations

Poltical action

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ENVIRONMENT

Environmental causes
Air, land and water pollution.
Using up scarce resources.
Greenpeace.  EDF.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Social justice causes.  
World poverty.  Economics.
World justice.  Politics.  End oppression.  Women's rights.  Slavery.
World health
World education


Societal goals

Work toward improving the following negative situations.
Work toward reducing the following problems.
Work toward reducing slavery worldwide.
Work toward reducing racism worldwide.
Work toward reducing violence worldwide.
Work toward reducing political oppression worldwide.
Work toward reducing discrimination worldwide.
Work toward reducing famine worldwide.
Work toward reducing disease worldwide.
Work toward reducing ignorance worldwide.
Work toward reducing child labor worldwide.
Work toward reducing crime worldwide.
Work toward reducing environmental degradation worldwide.
Work toward reducing bullying worldwide.
Work toward reducing terror worldwide.
Work toward reducing corruption, fraud, extortion worldwide.
Work toward reducing rampant corpratism worldwide.
Work toward reducing religious dictatorships worldwide.
Work toward reducing military dictatorships worldwide.
Work toward reducing economic exploitation worldwide.
Work toward reducing poverty worldwide.
Work toward reducing abuse of women worldwide.


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GOALS BY ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREAS

GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Keep up to date on current events and news.
Keep up to date on latest advances in each subject area.
Read a good newspaper daily.
Read some books.

Objectives organized by various brain functions.
"Do" objectives.  I.e., objectives that involve doing.
"Memorize" objectives.  I.e., objectives that involve memory.
"Think" objectives.  I.e., objectives that involve thinking.
"Feel" objectives.  I.e., objectives that involve feeling.
"Say" objectives.  I.e., objective that involve talking.

Meta-goals.  I.e., goals about goals.
Work on goals lists.  
Think of goals.  
Pursue goals.

Write a poem a day.
Write a joke a day
Write a song a day
Create a painting a day.        5/2004


LEARNING OBJECTIVES BY SUBJECT
Beginner level.
Intermediate level.
Advanced level.

PHILOSOPHY
Read about philosophy.
        Learn the basic concepts of ethics and epistemology.
Do philosophy.  Philosophize.  Do some philosophy.
        Go to a philosophy forum.

PSYCHOLOGY
Read about psychology.
        Learn about the mind.
        Learn about emotions.
        Learn about thinking.
        Learn about common psychological problems and therapies.
Do psychology.
        Be introspective.
        Practice some psychological techniques.
        Go to therapy.

SOCIOLOGY
Read about sociology.
Do sociology.  
        Socialize.
        Visit other cultures.
        Join a group.  Quit a group.
        Make a friend.
        Fall in love.  Break up.

POLITICS AND LAW
Read about politics and law.
Do politics.
        Be politically active.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
Read about economics and business.
        Understand basic economic concepts.
        Understand criticisms of captialism.
Manage your finances.
Start your own business.
Study the economic situation of the world.
Study progressive economics.

SCIENCE
Read about science.
Do science.
        Think using the scientific method.  
        Think of science experiments.  5/2004

ASTRONOMY
Read about astronomy.
Do astronomy.
        Get some 10x50 binoculars and point them at the stars.
        Learn to recognize and name the constellations.
        Acquaint oneself with the Messier list.
Learn to identify the constellations using the naked eye.  10/20/2004
Buy binoculars or telescope.  Go to dark skies.  Observe.  

PHYSICS
Read about physics.
Do physics.
Do some simple home physics experiments.

CHEMISTRY
Read about chemistry.
Do chemistry.  Do some simple home chemistry experiments.

BIOLOGY
Learn the names of the animals.
Learn the names of the trees and other plants.
Learn the names of some humans.
Visit the zoo.
Visit the arboretum.
Get a microscope.  
Raise some plants.  Raise an animal or have a pet.
Be a naturalist; learn the flora and fauna.  
Go on a nature hike.

ECOLOGY
Read ecology.
Do some ecology.
        Recycle bottles, cans and jars.
        Use less electricity and gasoline.      
        Go into nature.  
        Be an environmental activist.  
        Home experiments and projects.

EARTH SCIENCES
Read about earth sciences.
Do some earth science.
        Walk the earth.
        Breath the air.
        Dip your toes in the water.


TECHNOLOGY
Beginner
        Study the history of technology.  Inventions and inventors.
        Know how things work.  Principles and mechanisms.
Intermediate
        Take apart an object and put it back together.
        Modify an object.
Advanced
        Invent something

HISTORY
Beginner
        Delve into geological, biological and anthropological history.
        Delve into world, national and local history.
Intermediate
        Study issues in the methodology of history.
        Do some history.  Dig a site.  Research some archives.  
        Do some geneology.  Draw a family tree.
        Do some personal history.  Keep a diary.
Advanced
        Study the philosophy of history.
        Study the various types of history.

GEOGRAPHY
If you are from a rural area, visit an urban area.
If you are from an urban area, visit a rural area.
If you are from the suburbs...
Learn the major geographic points on local, national and world levels.
Draw and name the 50 states.
Draw and name the 150+ countries.

MATH
Beginner math.
        Learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Intermediate math.
        Fractions and decimals.  Power and roots.  Logs.
        Algebra.
        Geometry
        Triginometry.
        Statistics.
Advanced
        Calculus.

ENGLISH?  LANGUAGE.
Beginner
        Learn to read and write your language.
Intermediate
        Learn punctuation.  
        Build your vocabulary.  
        Learn spelling.
        Write some essays.  Composition.
        Read some novels.
Advanced
        Learn another language.
        Write a book.

COMMUNICATION STUDIES
        Learn the basic concepts of communication.

MEDIA STUDIES
        Media studies.
                Learn about the media
                Learn to be a critical reader.
                Read some Chomsky and other media criticism.

INFORMATION STUDIES
        Information studies
                Learn about information.
                Learn to touch type.
                Get a computer.
                Install Linux operating system.
                Go on the Internet.  Search for information.
                Make a home page.
                Build a database.
        


HEALTH
Exercise daily.
Eat healthy daily.
Sleep well daily.
Destress daily.

THE ARTS
Study art in general.  Learn about aesthetics.

LITERATURE
Learn about world literature.
Read some world literature.
Write a poem
Write a short story.
Write a novel.
Write some non-fiction.
Go to a public reading.
Read at a public reading.
Study literary theory and criticism.

MUSIC
Learn about world music.
Listen to some world music.
Compose a song.
Record your song.  
Distribute your song.
Perform your song live.
Go see some live musical performances.
Learn an musical instrument.
Learn an acoustic, electric, and computer music making.
Download an mp3.
Rip a music cd.

VISUAL ARTS
Learn about world art.
See some world art.
Make some visual art
        Draw a drawing.  
        Paint a painting.  
        Sculpt a sculpture.
Go to an art museum.
See art online.
Study the theory and history of art and aesthetics.
Do visual art on computer.  Scan a paper work.  Paint on the computer.
Take some photographs.
Draw some comics.

MOVIES
Learn about movies.
Watch some movies.
Make a movie.
        Write a short film script.  
        Storyboard it.  
        Shoot it.  
        Edit it on computer.
        Put it on the silver screen.
Try digital film making.
Download a movie.


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GOALS BY PROBLEM AREAS.

Problem areas, goals and strategies

Education
        Teach overseas

Poverty
        Get people educated, motivated, healthy.
        Stop exploitation of people
        Labor unions

Political oppression
        Teach non-violent mass tactics

Environment
        Change the laws

Slavery

Women's rights

Child labor

Religious wars

General tactics
        Find out where its a problem
        Document the problem.  Video tape.
        Mass public protest.
        Change the laws.
        Give money to organizations who reduce the problem.


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COMPLETED GOALS, OLD GOALS AND REJECTED GOALS

Completed goals - goals that I have accomplished.

Old goals - goals that I have not accomplished.

Rejected goals - things that I have decided not to do.

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COMPLETED GOALS

What did I set out to do?  
What did I accomplish?  
How do I feel about those goals now?  
Did I pick the right things?  
Could I have done more?

What was I hoping to do?
Make steady progress without ever having any setbacks?  Not likely.
Own a home?  I had a series of apartments.
Own a car?  I owned a car.
Keep a steady, high paying career path?  I had a series of jobs.

Avoid scrapes with the law?
Avoid scrapes with others?


Accomplishments

School
Made it through formal education.

Job.
Got a few jobs.  Made some money.

Did some climbing, skating, surfing and hitching

Social
Met some women.  
Lived with a woman.


Read some books.  
Surfed the net.  
Created a library and a bibliography.

Wrote some notes.  
I.e., did some philosophy and art.
Put it on an Internet web site.

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OLD GOALS

Old goals that I did not complete because either 
I changed my mind and decided they were not good goals, or 
they were not practical goals, or
I could not achieve the goals, etc.

Its okay and normal to attempt a bunch of goals and not acheive them all; everyone does that.


Stuff I used to own.
Things I used to do.
People I used to hang out with.
Attitudes I used to hold.


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What I am for.  What I am promoting.

I am for Reason.  Thinking.  Philosophy.
I am for The progressive Left in politics.
I am for Linux in computers.
I am for Psychology.
I am for Socioloogy.
I am for Truth.
I am for Democracy.
I am for Justice.
I am for Equality.
I am for Freedom.

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REJECTED GOALS AND REASONS WHY

THE OPPOSITION.

Things I am against

Around the world.

What I am against.

I am against Ingnorance.
I am against Injustice.
I am against Superstition.
I am against Bullying.
I am against Monopoly.
I am against Dictatorship.
I am against Ignorance
I am against Blind belief and blind obedience.


Hate.  
Hate crimes.  
Hate speech.

Violence.  
Physical, verbal and psychological violence.

Intolerance.
Bigotry. 
Prejudice.

Xenophobia.

Anti-intellectualism.

Discrimination.
Racial discrimination.
Economic discrimination.
Age discrimination.

Injustice.

Oppression. 

Exploitation. 
Exploitation of the weak.
Exploitation of women.
Exploitation of children.
Exploitation of the elderly.

Crime. 
Corporate crime.
Organized crime.

Intolerance, 

Religion. 
        Magical thinking.

Conservatism.
        Backwards
        impedes progress
        dogmatic.  Traditionalism.

Mindless bourgeoisie normalcy.
        Overconsumption.
        A waste.

Corporations.
        Exploit workers.
        Exploit the public.
        Don't pay enough taxes.
        Influence politicians.  Exert undue influence.
        Some create and sell junk and poison.


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List of bad experiences

How does this topic fit into goals?  Its things I don't want to repeat.
Natural bad luck, personal mistakes, and injustices by other people.  
In order of worst to least bad (?)