One strategy I use for achieving goals is the idea of a “minimum effective dose.” Let’s say I want to improve my consistency in reading, so I set a small, attainable daily goal that I will read one page. Some days I may only read one page, but I have achieved the goal simply by opening the book for a few minutes. Most days I am likely to read more than one page because I am already reading a little bit and I’m not intimidated and paralyzed by a huge goal. I learned this concept from Benjamin McEvoy for improving reading but I use this strategy in many other areas of my life. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Housework: ten minutes to clean the kitchen or I make one improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scripture study: each day, read until I feel the Spirit and find something for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Violin practice: play one song.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Writing: write something each day. It can be a journal entry, a note, a blog post, a few words in my book…anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am amazed at how well this works for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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