Comments on: Staying in the Game http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lamia http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-351068 lamia Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:47:26 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/#comment-351068 Hi scott. Great post as usual. I totally agree with taking the losing out of the equation, But i m not sure not having a deadline for my goals will ever get me started! I'd rather have a preliminary deadline and leave myself the possibility to postpone it if anything goes wrong. but then again, it might be just me. Hi scott.

Great post as usual. I totally agree with taking the losing out of the equation, But i m not sure not having a deadline for my goals will ever get me started! I’d rather have a preliminary deadline and leave myself the possibility to postpone it if anything goes wrong. but then again, it might be just me.

]]> By: Valentino http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-351042 Valentino Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:08:54 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/#comment-351042 ..and sometimes you win, but you stop running anyway, because it's Pyrrhic victory! ever happend? ..and sometimes you win, but you stop running anyway, because it’s Pyrrhic victory! ever happend?

]]> By: Armen Shirvanian http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-351024 Armen Shirvanian Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:23:21 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/#comment-351024 Hi Scott. I like that you removed losing from the equation, because it is one of those items that is always a worry in our minds, but is not really an actual possible result. Life doesn't tend to cancel out opportunities for those that want them. Hi Scott.

I like that you removed losing from the equation, because it is one of those items that is always a worry in our minds, but is not really an actual possible result. Life doesn’t tend to cancel out opportunities for those that want them.

]]> By: Karthik Kumar | Between a Breath http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-350993 Karthik Kumar | Between a Breath Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:57:30 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/#comment-350993 Wow, this is an awesome post! This general idea has been buzzing around the back of my head for a bit, but you seem to have found the words to convey them. The thought I have been thinking is this: Focus on habits, not on results/end states. Deciding the end state that we desire is important, but only so far as it helps us decide what are the habits we need to develop to get us there. The added dimension of not including time on goals, and only on projects seems to be the piece that completes that idea. This last idea is very important, because as much as we would like our external reality to look a certain way by a certain point in time, life is far too dynamic and complex for us to force our will on it. Instead, it's much more realistic to commit to being a certain way INTERNALLY, by a certain target time. Excellent post! Wow, this is an awesome post! This general idea has been buzzing around the back of my head for a bit, but you seem to have found the words to convey them.

The thought I have been thinking is this:

Focus on habits, not on results/end states.

Deciding the end state that we desire is important, but only so far as it helps us decide what are the habits we need to develop to get us there. The added dimension of not including time on goals, and only on projects seems to be the piece that completes that idea.

This last idea is very important, because as much as we would like our external reality to look a certain way by a certain point in time, life is far too dynamic and complex for us to force our will on it.

Instead, it’s much more realistic to commit to being a certain way INTERNALLY, by a certain target time.

Excellent post!

]]> By: Dave http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/comment-page-1/#comment-350973 Dave Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:19:03 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/08/26/staying-in-the-game/#comment-350973 Like what you're saying. This rings well with intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation. I have recently taken a similar approach after reading this article: http://news.health.com/2009/05/26/looks-money-fame-dont-bring-happiness/ Like what you’re saying. This rings well with intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation. I have recently taken a similar approach after reading this article:
http://news.health.com/2009/05/26/looks-money-fame-dont-bring-happiness/

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