Comments on: A Little Idea For Improving Your Life 100% http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/12/15/a-little-idea-for-improving-your-life-100/ One of the longest running and most respected productivity blogs on the net! Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike King http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/12/15/a-little-idea-for-improving-your-life-100/comment-page-1/#comment-27694 Mike King Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:45:32 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=2167#comment-27694 Sure thing James. I guess the wording of that one got away from you then, I assumed you meant something like that but could easily confuse some readers as often audacious goals are something promoted as a means to achieve great things. You are right in how the difficulty and complexity can increase the odds of failing. For something like a big goal though, it's got to be based on a deep desire to ensure you can overcome those barriers. Thanks for the clarification and discussion! Sure thing James. I guess the wording of that one got away from you then, I assumed you meant something like that but could easily confuse some readers as often audacious goals are something promoted as a means to achieve great things.

You are right in how the difficulty and complexity can increase the odds of failing. For something like a big goal though, it’s got to be based on a deep desire to ensure you can overcome those barriers. Thanks for the clarification and discussion!

]]> By: James http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/12/15/a-little-idea-for-improving-your-life-100/comment-page-1/#comment-27693 James Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:30:42 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=2167#comment-27693 Thanks for the comment Mike. Perhaps it was a little extreme to suggest any big goal would automatically fail. However, I feel trying to focus on a large scale project - over something that has been broken down into smaller activities - will without doubt increase the difficulty and complexity, which in turn will increase the odds of you falling off the wagon. Thanks for the comment Mike. Perhaps it was a little extreme to suggest any big goal would automatically fail. However, I feel trying to focus on a large scale project – over something that has been broken down into smaller activities – will without doubt increase the difficulty and complexity, which in turn will increase the odds of you falling off the wagon.

]]> By: Mike King http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/12/15/a-little-idea-for-improving-your-life-100/comment-page-1/#comment-27691 Mike King Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:04:46 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=2167#comment-27691 Logic and addition aside, I do see your point James. The outline lists great small things to improve on and looking at many of those at a time is a great thing to do. However, I'm not sure why you think that one big goal is destined to fail? If it's the right goal and an area of more passion and interest than a bunch of smaller ones, I'd argue that it is much more worthwhile doing. Logic and addition aside, I do see your point James. The outline lists great small things to improve on and looking at many of those at a time is a great thing to do. However, I’m not sure why you think that one big goal is destined to fail? If it’s the right goal and an area of more passion and interest than a bunch of smaller ones, I’d argue that it is much more worthwhile doing.

]]> By: James http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/12/15/a-little-idea-for-improving-your-life-100/comment-page-1/#comment-27677 James Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:25:54 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=2167#comment-27677 Ok, you got me. Perhaps it is cheating but as I said, there is logic to my madness. Rather than putting 100% into one big goal that is destined to fail, break down your efforts into smaller goals. It's much easier to take small steps forward in all of those ten areas in your life than it is to do one (or more) huge goals. Ok, you got me. Perhaps it is cheating but as I said, there is logic to my madness. Rather than putting 100% into one big goal that is destined to fail, break down your efforts into smaller goals. It’s much easier to take small steps forward in all of those ten areas in your life than it is to do one (or more) huge goals.

]]> By: Stu http://www.organizeit.co.uk/2008/12/15/a-little-idea-for-improving-your-life-100/comment-page-1/#comment-27676 Stu Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:17:22 +0000 http://www.organizeit.co.uk/?p=2167#comment-27676 You can't calculate percentages like that... its cheating. 10% of one thing plus 10% of nice other things will give you a 10% improvement not 100%. However, 10% better in everything is likely to make a big improvement over time, especially if you consider the compound nature of growth. You only have to give 10% extra each year for eight years to get 114% increase overall. If you keep doing that then you will get another 100% growth in four more years and so on (try a spreadsheet starting at 100 and adding 10% each year to see the benefits). Its all about consistently good growth over time... that should give real satisfaction that lasts. You can’t calculate percentages like that… its cheating. 10% of one thing plus 10% of nice other things will give you a 10% improvement not 100%. However, 10% better in everything is likely to make a big improvement over time, especially if you consider the compound nature of growth. You only have to give 10% extra each year for eight years to get 114% increase overall. If you keep doing that then you will get another 100% growth in four more years and so on (try a spreadsheet starting at 100 and adding 10% each year to see the benefits). Its all about consistently good growth over time… that should give real satisfaction that lasts.

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