112: Dumb Goals
Time and Attention
Setting Better Goals
The chapter explores the process of setting smarter goals with the example of achieving tenure. It discusses aligning long-term goals with daily goals, connecting goals to values and intentions, and making plans and taking action to achieve them.
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This is Macro Voices, the free weekly financial podcast targeting professional finance, high net worth individuals, family offices and other sophisticated investors. Macro Voices is all about the brightest minds in the world of finance and macroeconomics telling it like it is. Bullish or bearish, no holds barred. Now, here are your hosts, Eric Townsend and Patrick Ceresna.
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Macro Voices episode 447 was produced on September 26th, 2024. I'm Eric Townsend. Eric Peters, CIO of both One River Asset Management and now also Coinbase Asset Management, returns as this week's feature interview guest. We'll hit all the usual macro suspects, from secular inflation to competitiveness of the U.S. for Now, here are your hosts, Eric Townsend and Patrick Ceresna. Europe versus China to the U.S.
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dollar to deglobalization and much more. And I'm Patrick Ceresna with the macro scoreboard week over week as of the close of Wednesday, September 25th, 2024. The December S&P 500 futures up 174 basis points trading at 57.79. The bull trend continues to all-time highs with this post-FOMC rally. We'll take a closer look at that chart and the key technical levels to watch in the post-game segment. That US dollar index down one basis points to 100 spot 9.2. The November WTI crude oil contract down 27 basis points trading to 69 69 turning lower but will we see a retest of the lows we'll take a look at that chart in the postgame and eric will have the eia inventory data the november r bob gasoline down 51 basis points trading to 197 the december gold contract up 335 basis points trading to 2685 all-time new highs and a stone throw away from the 2700 target the copper prices up 442 basis points trading at 449 big turnaround on the china stimulus uranium up 157 basis points trading at 80.75, showing some life, but can the bulls follow through? The U.S. 10-year treasury yield up eight basis points, trading at 378. And the key news to watch this week is the core PCE price index. And next week, we have the ISM manufacturing and services, PMIs, and the much anticipated U.S. jobs numbers. This week's feature interview guest is Eric Peters, CIO of One River Asset Management. Eric and Eric Peters discuss Fed policy, global economic tensions, digital assets, and more. Eric's interview with Eric Peters is coming up as Macro Voices continues right here at MacroVoices.com.
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And now with this week's special guest, here's your host, Eric Townsend.
On this episode, we chat about how “SMART” goals might not be all they’re cracked up to me—and a few ways to set smarter goals. Topics covered include:
- Characteristics of “SMART” goals;
- The research on how effective SMART goals really are;
- Performance vs. process vs. learning goals;
- The different time frames we set intentions over;
- The differences between goals, intentions, and priorities;
- How to set better goals in general.
Link mentioned in this episode:
- Study: The (over)use of SMART goals for physical activity promotion: A narrative review and critique
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