Keeping Score. [Drop in the Ocean Topic: Goals ]

in #dropintheocean8 years ago (edited)

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have a rather love-hate relationship with goals, specifically the ones I blurt out. The science does back that you are much more likely to achieve a long-term goal if you just keep it to yourself, so all you fuckers who tweeted a crypto Lambo guess what?

Obviously, we all have our goals for the day, mine usually involve coffee and a need to get through the day no matter whether it is good or bad. Rinse and repeat tomorrow. This has a certain effect on how I handle even small tasks not to mention more longterm projects. I postpone, who knows maybe tomorrow something happens and I do not need to accomplish the task, ever hopeful.

As much as I screw things up by having no real future goals I screw things up by seemingly never finishing any short-term goals, allowing them to fester and become zombie goals constantly gnawing away at my time, and the effort I put into not doing what I ought to be doing could just as well be spent cutting off some heads and taking a dump down their throats as I get shit done.

I am aware that I might be mixing a to-do list with what most consider goals in life or something, it is the same damn thing, if you can buy an item on your shopping list you can stop drinking soda they are both goals just the one requires you to change a habit which is fucking hard, ok.


Poetry time... Let me see.


Pennies had a goal, once upon a time.
Value returned after purchasing with a dime.


            This was in the olden days you see.
            When you could buy food with a dime,
            and still change you would receive.


Pennies still have a goal,
just none you will immediately find.
            Creative people will re-use them ,
and add value back in threes.
Even more grand than this,
            pennies hint at an abyss.


Pennies remind us of value deminished,
coins on cards the illusion of costs increased.
            Hinting at the abysmal state of reality,
the comical ways that people go about being.
Each in their own way seemingly achieving,
                        goals set arbitrarily,
            believed in whole heartedly.


                        Few of my goals I achieve.
                        Only one I work at constantly,
                        sharing my loathing for this...
                                    Abysmal state of reality.



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ost goals are backed by more goals adding value to achieving the first goal. Just like in games you need to level up, the game will tell you if your dumbass can't pick a specific lock because it is above your level.


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ack never thought that he would be caught in such a predicament, but saw the opportunity to be a hero. The girl in the corner had one of those metal hairpins in so he formulated a plan. "Throw me your hairpin, I will crawl to the door and open it, they are all down the hall so we can sneak out the back."

Moving to the door the intruders surprisingly relaxed about securing hostages, he tries to pick the lock which he heard locking as they left the room. The handle turns and Jack never saw anything again after that same locking sound now much more recognizable as the cocking of a gun. 112 Words


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ike how I snuck that one in there? It just came to me, I am sure many a man can agree when it comes it comes sometimes you just can't be bothered.

I always said I don't really have any goals but that is bullshit to an extent at least, I realise that I don't have any longterm goals that I can be bothered with, they are more it would be nice to achieve but let me not kid myself.

They just aren't set in stone, those goals are closer to wishes or even dreams with each short-term goal you achieve making it enter your reality but still painfully slowly until one day then it all goes Boo! look here I am you get 1 million points goal achieved a sudden sadness washes over you as now it feels so simple was it ever a dream?

Maybe I am missing the deadline part?

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f anything I feel the deadline part is aptly named, since something always dies inside of me when someone says I missed it, I don't care now get the fuck out and take your deadline with you it killed my goddamn cat, do you even have a license for open carrying like that?

A lot of people will go places and that makes them customers and all is fair and square since that is how the world works, they give you a job and a deadline or they ask you for the deadline then you agree and a goal has been set.

What happens when they accept your deadline but push for sooner, you happen to be behind but panties are already wet and who wants to deal with that shit when the end result will still be delivered and the time really does not matter if you think about it?


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oals are good just don't let them ruin you if anything you should be able to take a break from achieving them, do it in a more structured way than I do and you might be a prick with a Lambo.

Tying back in with my goal of pointing out the bad in the world, it is really not all that bad. The more I am able to see how bad things are the more I am able to appreciate pretty fluffy bloody clouds, noticed purple plant growing between bricks laid on what could have been beautiful lawn for people to relax on while they wait for a taxi to pay hefty fees just to get home every day.

This world is more twisted than a kindergarten glory hole but if we try to set a goal for ourselves to acknowledge what is bad, would it not serve as a caution to not become that which we loathe?

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I know your struggle with trying to get shit done. Why do what you need to do when you can be napping!! We can't be bothered anyway right?

And that woman you had to deal with, I hope now that you can check off that accomplished goal you will not be bothered with her. Lol

Love the poem ... its so you and you already know that i think every single one of your posts is brilliant hehehe and I know you hate that word which is why I use it hahaha and you can't change it.

And to see that you are starting to see the beauty in the world says a lot for you. You will always be you @penderis and that seems to work... even with all of your procrastinating you get it done.

True, napping always wins... mostly.... dammit now it just feels like it does not because I am always in a tired state from not napping enough...

Oh she will be around, although this was a new site she has the same happen with updating the other ones, so will need to get rid of her since she bores me with that stuff, well I say bore... irritates the living shit out of me with constant whining about whether things can be sooner than the time I quote.

Pretty sure I have always seen the beauty in the world, if everything else is black how can you not see a spec of color?

The science does back that you are much more likely to achieve a long-term goal if you just keep it to yourself

You know what??? This is so true! When I have a great idea - if I start talking about it.... it's like I start sucking out all the energy of it! Why do it? I already told everyone about it hahahahahahaha

but when i keep it hidden for a while - it makes me work harder to MAKE IT A REALITY to show people! very very interesting!

and - what in the world is wrong with your customer???? oh my gosh -hahahahaha your response was the best! "check the site" LOLOL

I'm curious as to what your secret goals are now!!!! hehehe

@youhavewings wrote about both parts in her post also, it does make sense to also know the psychology behind things so we can make informed decisions and plan more effectively. I also just tell everyone about things I want to do which I am not sure is so bad because that is also where ideas come from and develop even more.

Maybe a person can change phrasing that if you are speaking about to better differentiate between oh that would be nice vs, yes this is something I would want to accomplish. I use - I want to - for a lot of things which I find does not help me actually accomplish those things even if it started out as a that would be nice which is everything, from the moment I say I want to it is game over.

Me and her (Her and I? G.O.K) have that battle of wills at least once a year so I am not too concerned, I also don't allow her to pay me before completion so that I in fact have nothing to lose apart from my patience. It is all done now so that is good. Now I wait for the next agitation that I am too nice to say no too but kinda don't want to do because I am too damn lazy. Oh, the conundrum.

There are a few secret ones, I have not even told myself about them yet so shhhh.

Sir pen!!! I love your checklist! Brilliant idea.. i should have thought of that haha..

But the exchanges messages caught my attention the most! Hahahaha short but brief and precise answer... its like i was the one sending the text over with all the emoticons i could use you'd be pity on me.. hahaha you're like... done..
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Goals are good just don't let them ruin you if anything you should be able to take a break from achieving them, do it in a more structured way than I do and you might be a prick with a Lambo.

Yesssss! True! They should only guide us on what we want to do or what we want to achieve. But it will not define who you are. If you fail, you always have the choice to do it again. Make things right.. or not.. so be it.

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They should only guide us on what we want to do or what we want to achieve.

Well said.

Mostly via text I do not care for the fluff, it sucks to type on mobile and people think they are getting their point across with an overuse of letters, punctuation marks, and emoji. I only read the first so all that extra wasted them time to add.

On top of that depending on the situation asking me things continuously only serves to piss me off and I will withdraw even more on detecting that someone is trying to use those tactics to gain something.

Haha do forgive us if we use too much letters, punctuation marks and emoji.. sometimes we feel and tend to express more using a lot of it..

I guess you men rather want things precise and direct to the point.

But yeah its becomes very annoying if they seem to be taking advantage already..

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mmm, maybe not direct to the point if you have not noticed I use 100words to say something that shadows or dreem can say in 10. Maybe it depends on how obvious I find something = less words or how little I care for the others opinion....

Ah i see... yes it depends..

this was so inspiring! i love your style, creativity with words and writing skill. this goes to show that blogs can be about everyday shit and come out sounding gorgeous! stay positive and if you dont want to think about doing then dont!

blessings,
eagle spirit

Mmm it is a bit tricky, once I start not doing then I might never stop :)

Thank you, I am glad you enjoy my writing, I am still deciding if I like it myself 🙈

@penderis whattt?? stop that ... of course you LOVE yourself LOL :)
just do it ... say i love myself ... and its done. Done! xo

You are on a roll with your comments, think you broke Gina. 😋

@penderis yay! and sorry i catch up a few days out of the week so you will get a lot. where you been? miss ya man!! xo

Hahhaha!! Love your cynical style of writing penis(since you insist)!! Very refreshing to see some real raw writing on steemit!! Many try to be very positive and overcompensate with rainbows and butterflies!! Keep, keeping it real!!

😐 Did not enjoy the rainbows and butterflies in my Jerry Springer outro?

Lol you had me at penis!!

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I had forgotten about Jerry Springer closing monologues. I don't know how he did so many of them and didn't shoot himself in the face.

I think it was maybe the one thing keeping him in check, right after that no one was allowed to speak to him just so he can hold on to the sense of what he closed with. Jerrytation .... get it?

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