All Episodes
Are you breaking your contract?
Your resolutions are contracts even if you didn't think they were. And if you're breaking them, let's unpack why thinking of them as contracts could help. That episode...
Be sincere, not serious
How would things change for you in a situation if you approached it with sincerity rather than seriousness?
Starting small
I have no idea where that post from Leo is anymore, it's possible he got rid of it. This is the closest thing I could find on his blog now: https://zenhabits.net/begin...
What does self care look like?
If eating a tub of ice cream in one sitting isn't self-care, then what is it exactly? Is it self-care or self-sabotage?
Reset and start again
Didja stumble? It's okay. Reset and start again. And maybe read this James Clear piece: https://jamesclear.com/get-back-on-track
The Needs of the Now and Future Now
I offer no solution for how to balance the now with the future, I offer only the idea that it's important to consider and why.
Thinking through some of the elements of the Pyramid of Success
You knew at some point I was going to end up journalling out loud right? Let's think through some of the elements of the Pyramid of Success together.
Working with your tendencies
Where I go into my tendency to overwork and how I've been trying to fix that.My blog post on knowledge work. – https://aurooba.com/notes/the-conundrum-of-hourly-knowle...
Following up on Stress Cycles
I had some great conversations with some of you around stress cycles and closing the loop, so here's a follow up episode to bring everyone else into the loop. :)
To achieve your goals, you'll have to learn.
Learning is inevitable when you set out to achieve goals. Also – watching AI models learn is HILARIOUS. Also here is that newsletter from James Clear I quoted.
On goals and self-determination
What do goals have to do with self determination, and how can we use the ideas of self determination to help our achieve our goals more reliably?Self-Determination The...
Wean off the juggle
To do what's most important, sometimes you have to stop juggling other things that are also important.Four Burners Theory – https://thedaily5.xyz/s1/23Strategic Apathy...
Required actions
In order to build a new system or routine, you need actions that are required. What is the benefit to that? How does one make an action required?Journey before destina...
What's your word?
Choosing a word for your year can be a really interesting exercise to wrap up your goal-setting with. Have you tried it?
Values and Goal setting
What role do values play in goal setting and our ability to achieve our goals? What even are values? Are they worth considering or are they just fluff?