Loved this post from Joan Westenberg, about the limitations of goals: The cult of goal-setting thrives in this illusion. It converts uncertainty into an illusion of progress. It demands specificity in exchange for comfort. And it replaces self-trust with the performance of future-planning. That makes it wildly appealing to organizations, executives, and knowledge workers who want to feel like they're doing something without doing anything unpredictable. And the liberation of constraints:| justin․searls․co
No Hacks. No Apps. Just Rules, Paper, and Silence.| Westenberg.
Why I Erased 10,000 Notes, 7 Years of Ideas, and Every Thought I Tried to Save| Westenberg.
I know this is going to make me sound old – but I miss the internet. | Westenberg.
A few years ago, I sat across from a friend at a late dinner. He was telling me about his new promotion, the big title, the bonus, the corner office. I remember watching his face as he described it. He looked like someone describing a story he’d once believed| Westenberg.
In 1588, King Philip II of Spain launched a naval campaign that should have been the climax of Catholic Europe's struggle against Protestant England. The Spanish Armada, 130 ships strong and carrying more than 30,000 men, was to sail through the English Channel, rendezvous with Spanish ground forces in| Westenberg.
Cynicism is the cheap seats. It’s the fast food of intellectual positions. Anyone can point at something and say it’s broken, corrupt, or destined to fail. The real challenge? Building something better. The cynic sees a proposal for change and immediately lists why it won’t work. They’| westenberg.