The Examined Life, 2020: How to Goal and Why

2019 is in the books—Should old acquaintance be forgot and never thought upon?—and yesterday, I took a look back. I examined the good, the bad, and the ugly, and I hope you did too. But looking back is only part of the life-examined equation. The examined life sets benchmarks, goals for the new season.

Goals—what should they look like? I’m no productivity guru, but in my estimation, goals should be: 1) Concrete; 2) Measurable; and, 3) Actionable. For example, I’d like to read more, might be...