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Establish Anti-goals

Now work backwards to establish your anti-goals.

Expanding on James Clear analogy: If traditional goals are the rudders that set your direction, think of anti-goals as the map that tells you where the rapids are.

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Think of anti-goals as being about avoiding the "Pyrrhic victory”—a victory that takes such a terrible toll on the victor that it might has well have been a defeat. (Sahil Bloom)

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