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2023 Annual Report

The Wolf of Harcourt Street • 479 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
💰 Finance Goals
  1. Achieved a return of 34.3% in 2023 compared to 24.1% for the S&P.
  2. Focused on refining the investment strategy, promoting Growth at a Reasonable Price (GARP) over Growth at Any Price (GAAP), and emphasizing value for long-term market-beating potential.
  3. Learned lessons such as avoiding blind dollar-cost averaging, seeking stocks with low expectations, and collaborating with others to improve quality and results.

TBM 368: Goals Take Practice

The Beautiful Mess • 304 implied HN points • 21 Jul 25
💼 Business Goals
  1. Setting good goals is tough and takes practice. It's not something you can get right just by trying a few times.
  2. OKRs are just one tool to help with goal setting, but there are many types of goals that matter in different situations.
  3. To really improve at setting goals, practice all the time, not just once a quarter. The more you work on it, the better you'll get.

OMG, I registered for an OTB tournament

Zwischenzug • 353 implied HN points • 01 Jul 23
🎾 Sports Goals
  1. The author registered for an OTB tournament after a long break due to COVID and personal commitments.
  2. Chose a shorter tournament for their comeback to OTB chess to ease back into the competitive environment.
  3. Preparing for the tournament involves focusing on openings, calculation, and getting used to a physical chess board.
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Quarterly Health Goals

Harnessing the Power of Nutrients • 639 implied HN points • 24 Dec 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Goals
  1. Quarterly health goals can be more effective than New Year's resolutions because they offer a shorter time horizon.
  2. Regular quarterly evaluations help maintain momentum and prevent mid-year drop-offs in health goal progress.
  3. Setting clear goals, key performance indicators, and maintenance plans can help achieve and sustain progress in health goals over time.

Open-endedness in Society

Scaling Knowledge • 196 implied HN points • 29 Mar 23
🚌 Education Goals
  1. Objectives vs. Open-endedness: Consider if clearly-defined objectives help or hinder impactful discoveries.
  2. Education and Research: Question whether standardized curricula or open-ended curiosity leads to more success in children and scientists.
  3. Novelty Search: Embrace exploration of novel solutions in problem-solving, rather than just following objective-based approaches.

Do Ten Times as Much

Bet On It • 1132 implied HN points • 13 Jun 23
🚌 Education Goals
  1. Success often requires ten times more effort than what is considered normal.
  2. Quality practice matters, but putting in ten times the effort is crucial for fluency in skills or knowledge.
  3. Prioritize your goals and focus on a few, putting in ten times more effort to increase your chances of success.

A Quick Update

Squarknotes • 176 implied HN points • 19 May 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Goals
  1. The author's debut novel 'Cover Story' was a hit and the paperback version is now available.
  2. The author has been busy writing various projects, including novels, a nonfiction book, and a short story.
  3. The author is pursuing goals and dreams, including learning directing, acting, and horseback riding, after a health wake-up call.

The Missing Ingredient in Your Ambitious Goals: Macro Focus

The Caring Techie Newsletter • 17 implied HN points • 03 Dec 25
💼 Business Goals
  1. Macro focus means choosing the right long-term battles and committing to them for months or years, so you manage your career trajectory instead of just your daily to-do list.
  2. Five common patterns stop people from achieving macro focus — unclear goals, juggling too many priorities, not doing enough, doubting the plan, and quitting too soon — and each has a clear fix like getting specific, picking one primary focus, scaling effort, trusting a documented plan, and setting realistic timelines.
  3. Macro focus is a skill you can build by defining what success looks like, making concrete weekly commitments, using checkpoints and external support, and then sticking with the plan long enough for results to compound.

How to create a consistent writing habit

Substack Blog • 624 implied HN points • 11 Sep 23
🚌 Education Goals
  1. Creating a consistent writing habit can be supported by an editorial calendar and strategy.
  2. Resources exist to help writers with goal-setting, formats, and publishing schedules.
  3. Building a habit to consistently publish work involves setting a schedule and understanding your goals.

Why We Fail at Setting and Achieving Goals

The Leadership Lab • 59 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Goals
  1. Despite numerous goal-setting frameworks, many people fail to achieve their goals most of the time
  2. Setting goals is about embodying excitement and attraction to a vision, not just the articulation of a goal
  3. Focusing too much on setting goals can hinder actual execution and the bigger picture of what you want to achieve

Setting and Measuring Objectives

Build To Scale • 98 implied HN points • 05 Sep 23
💼 Business Goals
  1. Setting clear and achievable objectives is crucial for organizational success. Avoid overly ambitious goals that may lead to dysfunctionality.
  2. Use a straightforward approach like SMART goals for setting objectives. Regular follow-ups help assess progress and address obstacles.
  3. Promote collaboration and alignment among departments in goal-setting. Encourage transparency, accountability, and coordination across the organization.

Bubbles

Nonlinear • 98 implied HN points • 04 Aug 23
🎭️ Culture Goals
  1. Summer is coming to an end - real life is harder but more fun
  2. Feeling different - being more unapologetic and proactive in social life
  3. Figuring out what's important is key - aiming for sprezzatura in work

garden3d 2022 Sustainability Report

computers suck • 78 implied HN points • 05 Oct 23
💼 Business Goals
  1. The 2022 Sustainability Report from Garden3D highlighted efforts such as reducing studio size and purchasing carbon offset credits.
  2. The report detailed the breakdown of carbon emissions, with Scope 3 emissions making up the majority, especially from travel activities.
  3. Future goals for Garden3D include reducing unnecessary cloud computing usage, growing Seaborne consultancy, and continuing to engage in meaningful sustainability initiatives.

🎓 How a Senior engineer effectively onboards at a new job.

Become a Senior Engineer • 19 implied HN points • 28 Mar 24
💼 Business Goals
  1. Focus on learning about the organization and its dynamics during the initial weeks instead of showcasing your skills right away.
  2. Build strong relationships early on by meeting teammates, getting into details, asking questions, and offering help to increase your influence.
  3. Set clear goals with your manager for the first 90 days to balance networking, learning, and making tangible contributions.

The Little Green Nissan Effect

Notes in the Margins • 19 implied HN points • 14 Jan 24
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Goals
  1. Focusing on something makes you notice it more - like seeing the same car model everywhere after owning one.
  2. Manifestation and setting intentions involve training your brain to notice and work towards your goals.
  3. Consistency in reciting goals and taking small actions aligns your mind to notice and attract positive changes in your life.

Desire isn't a strategy

Sunday Letters • 139 implied HN points • 13 Mar 22
💼 Business Goals
  1. Desire alone is not a strategy; it lacks specific actions and directions. A clear strategy needs to tell you what steps to take and what to avoid.
  2. Many people confuse goals with strategies. Goals like 'getting rich' are vague, while a strategy like 'specializing in field X' is more actionable.
  3. Successful companies have clear strategies that guide their actions and decisions. If a plan doesn’t outline specific tactics, it’s probably just a wish rather than a real strategy.