My Unapologetically Ego-centric, Brutally Honest List of Stuff I Want to Do in 2012

In the waning days of 2010, I made a gorgeous spreadsheet for my 2011 goals. It was a thing of beauty. I even did a pretty good job of checking it every month to see how I was doing--up until August. There are a few things I didn't end up accomplishing, but I did meet all of my writing and publishing goals for the year, and I got a better handle on the family finances. It was a good year.

In recent months, I've ascribed to the theory that building habits is more effective for me than setting g...