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This episode originally aired on January 7, 2022.
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[ 03:28 ] Shifting from specific goals toward surrender, surprise, and serendipity
[ 06:07 ] The problem with the Druckerism that "You can't manage what you don't measure"
[ 06:49 ] Why I find systems much more motivating; Scott Adams on goal-setting people vs. systems people
[ 08:07 ] James Clear: "You don't rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems."
[ 10:45 ] Book sales as an example of balancing intention, vision, and systems
[ 13:48 ] Setting a compass for the year ahead — Healthy, Wealthy, Wise, and Grateful — did I add something to every bucket every day?
[ 16:15 ] Also experimenting with Traction's EOS with my team by creating a weekly metrics scorecard so we can run split tests and improve our systems
[ 18:00 ] Closing reflection questions and Thoreau quote
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