Comments on: High Goals and Expectations http://www.productivity501.com/high-goals-and-expectations/398/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:55:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J. Lynnehttp://www.productivity501.com/high-goals-and-expectations/398/comment-page-1/#comment-141669 J. Lynne Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:44:50 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=398#comment-141669 I think most of my big life decisions were made through parental pressure and, yes, I regret allowing that to happen -- or even that it often continues. However, until you have been there - or here -- I don't think it's fair to pass judgement. It's a lot of stress living up to high standards you didn't set for yourself. I think most of my big life decisions were made through parental pressure and, yes, I regret allowing that to happen — or even that it often continues. However, until you have been there – or here — I don’t think it’s fair to pass judgement. It’s a lot of stress living up to high standards you didn’t set for yourself.

]]> By: Marko @ CalmGrowthhttp://www.productivity501.com/high-goals-and-expectations/398/comment-page-1/#comment-136903 Marko @ CalmGrowth Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:05:28 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=398#comment-136903 People in the crowd (mob) do things differently than when they are alone. Behaves differently, and decide differently. Often they are blind to other alternatives, except for general opinion. Circumstances are similar in school, family, etc. People do not choose based on what they believe is best, but go where everyone else go, they follow the mob. But what separates those who lead and those who follow is the power to take the risk and do differently from others, do as you want. People in the crowd (mob) do things differently than when they are alone. Behaves differently, and decide differently.

Often they are blind to other alternatives, except for general opinion.

Circumstances are similar in school, family, etc. People do not choose based on what they believe is best, but go where everyone else go, they follow the mob.

But what separates those who lead and those who follow is the power to take the risk and do differently from others, do as you want.

]]> By: Dave @ 30 Days At A Timehttp://www.productivity501.com/high-goals-and-expectations/398/comment-page-1/#comment-136712 Dave @ 30 Days At A Time Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:18:21 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=398#comment-136712 Interesting article. I think the opposite direction of pressure can be ugly too. My father has a PhD and I always assumed I would follow that route as well. However, now that I'm at the point where I should be starting my PhD program, I'm not sure that's really the direction I want to go. I think you summed it up nicely. "Be careful to set your goals based on what YOU really want." Yeah, I'll do that. Interesting article.

I think the opposite direction of pressure can be ugly too. My father has a PhD and I always assumed I would follow that route as well. However, now that I’m at the point where I should be starting my PhD program, I’m not sure that’s really the direction I want to go. I think you summed it up nicely. “Be careful to set your goals based on what YOU really want.”

Yeah, I’ll do that.

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