How to set achievable goals

2026-01-11 · Short · Ali · recording, 1:17 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Goals, purpose and life design · mode: Explanation and tutorial · tags: Feel-Good Productivity thesis

Ali explains that he does not set annual goals, which become irrelevant or forgotten within months, and sets one work and one life quarterly quest every 90 days instead.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Annual goals versus 90-day quarterly quests for work and life

★★ Ali does not like setting annual goals: a goal set in January becomes irrelevant by March or April because the actions you take towards it change it, or you forget it because a year is too long. — 00:00:00

Threads in this video

refine · Should you set goals, and how? — Ali does not like setting annual goals: a goal set in January becomes irrelevant by March or April because the actions you take towards it change it, or you forget it because a year is too long. (00:00:00)

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Feel-Good Productivity (book) · quarterly quest

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