Microactions
Do you have a hard time sticking to your goals? Do you start out super motivated, only to find yourself back to square one a few days or weeks later? I know I struggle with this pattern. Yesterday I ran across an idea that Paul Piotrowski at Self Help Wisdom came up with. I really like his idea, and wanted to share it with you. Instead of reading my regurgitation of Paul’s thoughts, why not just head over there yourself and read his article titled “Microaction as a Success Tool“.
Let me know what you think!
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September 1st, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Hey, I read the blog of that guy and I really liked it. I’m a hard core procrastinator, and what makes it even worse is that when I don’t get something done, I get bummed out and just feel like the easiest way is to stop. Doing it “micro” style the times I wasn’t able to get something done wouldn’t make me feel as bad as not doing it AT ALL. I agree with the guy, and even though I think “micro” shouldn’t turn into the way to do things in general, it is an incentive to keep going forward.
September 1st, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Betty-
I agree that micro shouldn’t be the way to do things all the time… I see it as an easy way to reconnect with the things we really want and should be doing to get there. Sometimes when we get off track it feels much more overwhelming than it needs to be. So we avoid and get even further off track. I really think microactions can help prevent this by reigning us back in early on so we don’t wander so far from the path we should be on.
Thanks for your thoughts!
Brooke
September 2nd, 2007 at 12:01 am
Hi Brooke! I’m that “guy” (Paul) who wrote the blog you linked to. Thanks for the link. You know what’s funny? I just realized that I didn’t do my workout today so I just dropped and did pushups for 60 seconds while writing this comment. I finished at 11:59pm, with just one minute to spare before midnight. Feels good!
Take care!