have you ever made a list of a bunch of ambitious potential-goals you might want to pursue? if not, I highly recommend it the process increases couldness on a vast scale
Making a dream list to expand what feels possible
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a dream is like a goal in almost every way, except you're not actually doing anything to move towards it Dream = recognizable desired state in the future
the 1st time I did a dreaming exercise was 11 years ago, & it was really mind-expanding. I considered a wide range of things, including some that would take decades & lots of luck, and some that were physically impossible it was exhilarating to think I could pursue any of them
some that I crossed out at the time, I've since come back to! "learn to backflip" (took 30min) "make passive income" (took months) "be completely self-employed" (took years) "be featured on Hacker News" (happened kinda opportunistically) "travel around the world" (last year!)
it was also really clarifying to realize that despite having some amount of identity as an inventor, I didn't actually care that much about getting a patent. (I also, hilariously, apparently thought at the time that having a patent might make me money)
each one I crossed off, at the first phase or after considering it a bit more, liberated a bit of energy. great practice saying "no"—even just internally
for the Goal-Crafting Intensives, this Dream List exercise is one of the first ones we recommend everyone do ideally before the workshop to have a chance to sleep on it, but we have a "no homework" policy so you can do it during as well
it's a great place to start because it invites you to set goals beyond the horizon of your current concerns ie you're not just clarifying the ends towards which you're already working (tho that can also be worthwhile)
I'm going to be doing a live event next week where we go through this exercise, on The Stoa would love to see you there!
and if you want to come to the GCI workshop itself, to choose from your dreams & craft them into goals, there are sessions this weekend (nearly sold out!) and more the following weekend so you could hit the stoa session as prep for the main workshop! complice.co/event/gci?tw=m…