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Learn your seasons

Oct 22, 2021
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ADVICE

Learn Your Seasons

  • Learn your year's natural rhythms to set doable goals.
  • Define your "seasons" based on what makes sense for your life, whether it's quarters, academic calendars, or sport seasons.
ANECDOTE

Different Goal Setting Rhythms

  • Laura Vanderkam uses quarters (13 weeks) for goal setting, finding it a good balance between ambition and realism.
  • Her co-host, Sarah Hartunger, uses quintiles based on the academic calendar, reflecting her life's natural rhythms.
ANECDOTE

Trimester Planning

  • Organizing expert Lisa Woodruff plans in trimesters aligned with the academic calendar.
  • This simpler approach involves one "Lisa season" per semester: fall, spring, and summer.
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