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zubstack

Aug. 20, 2025

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The Importance of Starting with a Goal in Mind

A crucial part of having a goal in mind is having a clear understanding of both the current position and the target position. Decisions at any point are based on whether the new step is somehow getting us closer to the specific aim. There is a common pitfall: looking for being extremely occupied (being efficient) but not being effective. The abundance of options can lead to wrong paths; that's why having a defined objective prevents vague divagation.
From my perspective, I cannot agree more with this principle. The times my goal wasn't clear, it was almost guaranteed my failure because I would waste a lot of time going down "rabbit holes", analyzing irrelevant insights, or pursuing unfruitful efforts.

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The Importance of Starting with a Goal in Mind

A crucial part of having a goal in mind is having a clear understanding of both the current position and the target position.

Decisions at any point are based on whether the newxt step is somehow getting us closer to the specific aim.

this might be slightly more natural

There is a common pitfall: looking for being extremely occupied (being efficient)trying to appear extremely busy but not being effective.

This sentence is grammatical, but I'm not entirely sure what it means: the pitfall is doing a lot of work but not accomplishing anything? I may have changed the meaning from what you meant

The abundance of options can lead to wrong paths; that's why having a defined objective prevents vague divagationwandering.

"devagation" is a pretty obscure word...

From my perspective, I cannot agree more with this principle.

The times my goal wasn't clear, it was almost guaranteed mythat I would failure because I would waste a lot of time going down "rabbit holes", analyzing irrelevant insights, or pursuing unfruitfulmaking vain efforts.

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Overall well written, but I think more precise word choice might make things cohere better.

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zubstack

Aug. 25, 2025

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Thank you for your corrections! They make my ideas easier to understand
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The Importance of Starting with a Goal in Mind

A crucial part of having a goal in mind is having a clear understanding of both the current position and the target position.

Decisions at any point are based on whether the new step is somehow getting us closer to the specific aim.

There is a common pitfall: looking for being extremely occupied (being efficient) but not being effective.

The abundance of options can lead to wrong paths; that's why having a defined objective prevents vague divagation.

From my perspective, I cannot agree more with this principle.

The times my goal wasn't clear, it was almost guaranteed my failure because I would waste a lot of time going down "rabbit holes", analyzing irrelevant insights, or pursuing unfruitful efforts.

The Importance of Starting with a Goal in Mind


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A crucial part of having a goal in mind is having a clear understanding of both the current position and the target position.


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Decisions at any point are based on whether the new step is somehow getting us closer to the specific aim.


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Decisions at any point are based on whether the newxt step is somehow getting us closer to the specific aim.

this might be slightly more natural

There is a common pitfall: looking for being extremely occupied (being efficient) but not being effective.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

There is a common pitfall: looking for being extremely occupied (being efficient)trying to appear extremely busy but not being effective.

This sentence is grammatical, but I'm not entirely sure what it means: the pitfall is doing a lot of work but not accomplishing anything? I may have changed the meaning from what you meant

The abundance of options can lead to wrong paths; that's why having a defined objective prevents vague divagation.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The abundance of options can lead to wrong paths; that's why having a defined objective prevents vague divagationwandering.

"devagation" is a pretty obscure word...

From my perspective, I cannot agree more with this principle.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The times my goal wasn't clear, it was almost guaranteed my failure because I would waste a lot of time going down "rabbit holes", analyzing irrelevant insights, or pursuing unfruitful efforts.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

The times my goal wasn't clear, it was almost guaranteed mythat I would failure because I would waste a lot of time going down "rabbit holes", analyzing irrelevant insights, or pursuing unfruitfulmaking vain efforts.

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