Redeeming Productivity The Two-Bar Strategy: How to Reach Big Goals without Overwhelming Yourself
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Aug 20, 2024 Discover how to set lofty goals without feeling overwhelmed by daily tasks. The 'two-bar strategy' offers a balanced approach, merging ambition with realistic expectations. Learn to focus on consistent small victories that keep motivation high. Explore how this method allows for personal growth while still acknowledging the challenges of everyday life.
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Set Ambitious Long-Term Standards
- Raise your long-term bar: hold ambitious, God-honoring goals and standards for life and work.
- Big goals give clarity, unity of purpose, and motivation across hard seasons.
Make Daily Goals Achievable
- Lower the bar for daily and weekly plans to something reliably achievable each day.
- Aim for consistency over daily heroics so small efforts compound toward big goals.
Writing Goals That Broke Momentum
- Reagan tried matching daily writing targets to the book's ambition and often failed, causing discouragement.
- Missing high daily goals led him to set manuscripts aside and spiral into negative self-talk.