How to Set Goals for the Next Week

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"I use this your priorities. Unless there is that prompt to do it, I'm just kind of like not going to do it most of the time," she said. "It's a slight mystery why you can't do this kind of in conversation with yourself in your own head." She added: "Many people, at least including me, are not inclined to do this unless they're actually as a person there for whom you have to make notes"

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Rob Wiblin is the Head of Research at 80,000 Hours where he investigates how people can do more good in the course of their career and produces a long-form interview show called the 80,000 Hours Podcast. He studied genetics and economics in Australia before moving to the UK to help develop the emerging field of effective altruism. You can learn more about Rob at robwiblin.com, learn more about his research work at 80000hours.org, and follow him on social media at @robertwiblin.

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