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Tag: Goals

  • 2018 Preview and Goals

    2018 Preview and Goals

    Usually, I’m not one to set long-term goals. I much prefer setting shorter term goals (usually for every few months) to be able to keep track of them and stay on task. However, I think I’d like to set up more “big picture” goals and have my year revolve around that. First, here’s what 2018…

  • First Term Goals Revisited

    First Term Goals Revisited

    Here is how my first term goals set in October translated into reality: Get a job and work 20 hours a week: Yes! It took a while to find something right but I’m so happy at my pub job and sometimes get to work more than 20 hours a week! Meet up with Buddies twice…

  • First Term Goals

    Well, it’s that time again. The first of three terms of my Master’s degree is underway and it’s time to set some goals. Get a job and work 20 hours a week Meet up with Buddies twice a month Get involved with societies Read one book a month Stick to my budget Watch two documentaries…

  • Summer Goals Revisited

    Although I knew I would be working full time, I set some goals for the summer. Here are my initial goals and how they matched up to reality this summer: Learn flags of the world: Not a chance. Learn countries of the world: Even before this summer, my proficiency was at about 85%, so nothing to…

  • Summer Goals

    Although I will be working full time, I still want to make the most of my summer: Learn flags of the world Learn countries of the world Learn England counties Secure a job in Brighton for the fall Sussex Buddy Scheme training Complete Red List training GIS training R training Organize music Read two books…

  • Fourth Quarter Goals Revisited

    At the beginning of this quarter in mid-March, I set some goals to finish my year strong: Stay on top of my notes (review them over the weekend): I did a good job of keeping on top of the material as we went along. Save 75% of my work paychecks for my move: I’m still…

  • Fourth Quarter Goals

    I can’t believe I’m in the final stretch of my undergraduate degree. Here’s how I hope to finish strong: Stay on top of my notes (review them over the weekend) Save 75% of my work paychecks for my move Get academic help as soon as it’s needed Start studying for tests a week in advance…

  • Third Quarter Goals Revisited

    I set some goals at the beginning of this academic quarter in January. Here’s how it all went down: Stay on top of my reading assignments: While I probably have around 50+ pages of assigned reading a week, I try my best to at least read the abstracts and understand the figures. It’s simply not…

  • Third Quarter Goals

    I realize that I’ve been a bit too ambitious with my goals the first two quarters and that on top of school and work I can’t do it all, so here are my more practical goals for this quarter: Stay on top of my reading assignments Save 75% of my work paychecks for my move…

  • Second Quarter Goals Revisited

    I set some goals at the beginning of this academic quarter in October. Here’s how it all went down: Stay on top of my reading assignments: While reading assignments for most of my classes take lower priority, I did a fairly good job of keeping up with practical reading assignments when I had time. Work…