Hi sheep:

Thanks for your positive comments.

Best wishes,
Mason

I think alot of you are conflating the new age practice of 'goal setting' being criticized with setting oneself to practical and tangible tasks. Especially that comment on Masons publishing. Proofreading, copyediting, finalizing a draft, etc is NOT goal setting. It's completing tasks toward a specific, immediate end. That's like saying eating breaking, showering, and getting dressed is 'goal setting.'

The new age, and imo rather cultish sales phenomenon is something entirely different (every time I look at Negreanu's blog, I feel like he's joined a cult). It reminds me of my time in Therapy and in the 12 step program. Both are based on vague, intangible 'goals' which can't even be achieved in any definable way. The groups seem more about keeping their patients focused on these nebulous goals on a day to day basis. All the goal setting literature has that same problem - it doesn't clearly state what comes out of its achievement. It's just vague, new age, nonsense.

Oh yeah, the fact that it sells well means nothing. People are ignorant and gullible. Pick up artist style 'seduction' literature that's based on pseudo-Lacanian analysis is just as nonsensical, but it exploded in sales. All these self help gurus sell their gimmicks and people buy them. Goal setting is yet another version of this, and it's hypnotic effect doesn't legitimize it. Again, look at Negreanu's blog. Here's an otherwise rational person practicing a sickening degree of cognitive dissonance.