I Completed Jordan Peterson’s Self-Authoring Course One Year Ago. Here are the Results.
I am a big proponent of New Years Resolutions, which I’ve written about here. Pushing my limits and working on the person I aspire to be excites me. My goals build on the previous year: Invest more money. Read more books. Go out more. Everything was more.
But why was I setting these goals in the first place? It’s not like I don’t read enough as it is. Setting goals is the easy part. But thinking about the why is very difficult.
The following changed my perspective on Resolutions, which included these simple words:
“A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
Huh. I sank into my seat after reading that quote over to myself. Was I the fool all along? Were my goals being lead by my ego? Was I charting a path filled with goals that were achievable? Was I acknowledging any of the obstacles that stood in their way?
I found the Self-Authoring Project online. This writing course forces you to write in clear detail your goals and answer the why. The website says the following:
People who spend time writing carefully about themselves become happier, less anxious and depressed and physically…
