After the first time I did a year-in-review to count how many songs I worked on, I was determined to beat that number the next year. Why? Honestly I’m not sure. I just felt compelled to beat that number. I wanted more. More clients. More songs. More money. More students.
Then I heard the phrase “undisciplined pursuit of more” and it hit me like a wrecking ball that shattered a blind spot in my self-awareness. When I heard it mentioned on a podcast (not knowing what the original context was) my mind started racing.
It made me realize that I had been spending so much time, thought, and energy on making SMART goals and achieving them, without stopping to ask myself two frustratingly simple questions:
And, maybe more importantly:
For years I’ve been setting goals and achieving them, without thinking explicitly about WHY I chose those particular goals in the first place - other than those numbers were bigger than the year before.
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Intro music: “Gingerly” (instrumental) by Surname. Mixed by yours truly.
Focus music by Pink Coyote.
Outro music: “Futurism” (instrumental) by mrnoname. Produced and mixed by yours truly.
@CarlBahner on Instagram
@ThanksForThinkingPodcast on Instagram
After the first time I did a year-in-review to count how many songs I worked on, I was determined to beat that number the next year. Why? Honestly I’m not sure. I just felt compelled to beat that number. I wanted more. More clients. More songs. More money. More students.
Then I heard the phrase “undisciplined pursuit of more” and it hit me like a wrecking ball that shattered a blind spot in my self-awareness. When I heard it mentioned on a podcast (not knowing what the original context was) my mind started racing.
It made me realize that I had been spending so much time, thought, and energy on making SMART goals and achieving them, without stopping to ask myself two frustratingly simple questions:
And, maybe more importantly:
For years I’ve been setting goals and achieving them, without thinking explicitly about WHY I chose those particular goals in the first place - other than those numbers were bigger than the year before.
***
Join the Thanks For Thinking Podcast Community on Discord
Intro music: “Gingerly” (instrumental) by Surname. Mixed by yours truly.
Focus music by Pink Coyote.
Outro music: “Futurism” (instrumental) by mrnoname. Produced and mixed by yours truly.
@CarlBahner on Instagram
@ThanksForThinkingPodcast on Instagram