How to achieve your goals using forcing functions

• 😵‍💫 Overwhelm. I clammed up on my first day in Colombia whenever a local tried to converse with me in Spanish. When I got home, I also started panicking about how I’m going to survive the next four months with so little knowledge of Spanish.
• ✈️ Slipping into Autopilot Mode. During finals, I went through the motions of attending my Lingoda classes. I stopped preparing for each class and didn’t review the class content or my Lingoda instructors’ feedback.

A forcing function is just one of the many tactics you can use to achieve your goals. They’re effective, but they can also be uncomfortable if the difficulty level or stakes are too high.

If the forcing function is overwhelming, adjust it:

• work on a smaller goal/milestone/project first
• reduce the frequency slightly
• focus on showing up consistently, not how much you’ve achieved in a particular instance

I find life-tweaking ideas for designing and living an intentional life.

For every concept I discover, I strive to find examples and stories from my own life. This newsletter issue was inspired by my goal to become conversational in Spanish!

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