I'm not talented at anything useful. I'm not passionate about anything specific. And I'm getting older. What now?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 30, 2010 -
32 answers
I want to learn how to structure long-term, personal projects that have no externally set time limitations.
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posted by mossicle
on Mar 1, 2010 -
13 answers
I have some ideas I want to bring to fruition. Is it best to focus on each one at a time until I either complete it or go as far as I can go with it? Or is it better to schedule my time so I work on each of them a little each day and move them all forward at once?
posted by CollectiveMind
on Dec 12, 2009 -
7 answers
Long Term Planning: I just submitted my name to the Packer season ticket waiting list, which is supposed to be 30 years long. I don't even live in Wisconsin, but life could take me anywhere in 30 years, and I like the feeling of knowing it might be an option one day. Are there any other lists or similar things I should do now?
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posted by 2legit2quit
on Nov 16, 2009 -
31 answers
My SO has no passion and this turns me into an asshole. When I talk to her about things like finances or anything serious, she ignores me, and she doesn't know what she wants from life and has no wish to find out. She settles for what she has with no desire to improve anything. And the very very douche-y tone that I write that description in is a problem as well.
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posted by DerangedGoblin
on Nov 14, 2009 -
66 answers
As a 30-year old who is a part-time grad student and a full-time office worker, are my goals to get control over my life (weight loss, finances, home, work, etc) really unrealistic? Is there a way to just be NORMAL and balanced, or is it really just normal not to really have things together, even as an adult?
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posted by dumbledore69
on Nov 13, 2009 -
27 answers
My 25th birthday is coming up and I've been brainstorming on some projects I can do this upcoming year that I can blog about. Help me come up with some brilliant ideas to keep my 25th year exciting and productive.
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posted by mittenbex
on Aug 13, 2009 -
8 answers
The owner of the company I work for, has made me his special project. How do I cope with a boss who has taken a sudden interest in my professional and personal aspirations?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 21, 2009 -
22 answers
Help me get my focus back on my own life and happiness and stop comparing/competing with my ex in my own mind... and stop having how I compare with others as a condition to my happiness/self esteem in general...
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posted by Chrysalis
on Jun 16, 2009 -
13 answers
How can I retake control of my life and achieve my hopes and dreams with a clean slate?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 12, 2009 -
26 answers
Looking for a website to track daily water intake, fruit/veg eaten, mood, steps.
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posted by jrholt
on Apr 15, 2009 -
15 answers
How do I best manage my time in order to work on different areas of my life?
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posted by PFL
on Feb 18, 2009 -
5 answers
Why is the thought of making and writing down long-term personal goals *so* upsetting?
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posted by droplet
on Nov 15, 2008 -
24 answers
I have spent years reading self-help books, productivity blogs, self-help productivity blogs. I’ve found some treasured information and they have probably helped me in more ways than I’m conscious of, but…
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 14, 2008 -
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What is holding you back from doing the things you want to do? And if you were able to accomplish something special how did you do it?
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posted by philad
on Dec 27, 2007 -
25 answers
Need suggestions for an online collaboration tool for managing a reading list between friends.
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posted by sprocket87
on Dec 20, 2007 -
5 answers
I'm schizophrenic and need ideas on how to train myself to be active and able to work toward my goals.
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posted by hypervenom
on Dec 5, 2007 -
5 answers
What is the (probably software related) job that I want called, and how can I get that job now rather than later? Obscenely lengthy explanation inside.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 31, 2007 -
24 answers
How do you maintain sight of your long-term goals? I chronically sacrifice long-term success for short-term gains and it's not working out for me.
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posted by schroedinger
on Oct 16, 2007 -
20 answers
What can you suggest for long term life planning? I would like to set up something like a time line for my life and goals. I want to manage what I will do in 5 years, 10 years, 50 years, etc. Does anyone know of any useful software or other things I could do manually? I want to be able to adjust things as needed and see where I've been.
I appreciate your help.
posted by Knigel
on Aug 22, 2007 -
6 answers
I'm unhappy with my job, it's affect on my life, and where it's taking me. How do I find out what it is I really want in life and start doing it?
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posted by Waffle_King
on Apr 24, 2007 -
21 answers
Counselor/therapist in the Boston area (MBTA-accessible) who is good at handling career and life goal questions?
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posted by cadge
on Jan 30, 2007 -
2 answers
Since developing bipolar disorder, and subsequently being out of work since April 2005, I find my motivation and concentration has gone to be replaced by apathy and what must seem to others like laziness. Has anyone else been in a similar situation and got themselves out of it, and if so, how?
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posted by AuroraSky
on Dec 26, 2006 -
17 answers
All of the guides to life planning or career management start from the assumption that the individual knows what they want or at least what they like. I have no idea what I want. What can I do to discover or rediscover direction?
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posted by Tolerant
on Mar 16, 2006 -
23 answers
How do you keep yourself focused on your "big picture" goals when immediate desires and whims keep trying to get in the way?
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posted by tastybrains
on Jun 27, 2005 -
3 answers
Do you have a system for setting goals and tracking their completion? How does it work? Have you accomplished more than you would have without it? Significantly more?
posted by tirade
on Jan 16, 2005 -
9 answers
This thread inspired me to wonder: Do you consider happiness an acheivable goal? Do you consider it one of your goals? Do you like winter? Do you think not being enamored of happiness makes you like winter more?
posted by dame
on Sep 17, 2004 -
31 answers
Would you quit a job if it meant you had a better chance of
pursuing life goals? Even if it was financially risky and
the economy was tough? Have you taken risks to avoid selling out? Did it work? Why or why not?
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posted by weston
on Sep 1, 2004 -
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