2026 No Goals

I am starting my preparations for the new year with No Goals.

For the past decade or so, I have been very meticulous about how I organize my personal and professional goals. I developed and sustained the habit of consistently writing weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly reviews in order to align and adjust my goals.

For the past few years however, I have been making the same, recurring observation: these efforts have all been futile.

Constantly revisiting my notes and being reminded of all the things that did not go right led to an overwhelming feeling of anxiety. Constantly fussing over how I can more efficiently manage information did not lead to increased productivity. When push came to shove, I noticed that what ultimately got the job done was doing the job.

So this year, I am not doing any of that. No system in place. Just a text editor and a plaintext file to track things that need getting done.