Lesson№29

Goals and time

Meeting · ≈ 1 hr 59 min · 2025 · block 21–30

Planning and Time: Understanding What to Do Now

Planning, time, tasks, and attention. What lies behind the desire to plan, and how to understand what to do now.

Who it is forManagerBusy professionalSomeone tired of to-do lists

Lesson entitiesEntities and depth are based on semantic annotation of the meeting

PlanningMain topic TimeMain topic Tasks and actionsMain question GoalsMain question AwarenessSubstantial discussion Cause and effectSubstantial discussion Income and earningsSubstantial discussion Inner stateSubstantial discussion AttentionSubstantial discussion LoveSubstantial discussion

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What the lesson explores

Select a topic to see every lesson in which it appears

ConceptPurposeful planningonly in this lesson ConceptTimeappears in 20 lessons →ConceptThe reason for an actiononly in this lesson PracticePlanningappears in 3 lessons →ConceptTasks and actionsappears in 10 lessons →ConceptGoalsappears in 16 lessons →ConceptAwarenessonly in this lesson ConceptCause and effectappears in 11 lessons →

Does this sound like your situation?

This is for you when…

Planning has become a separate ritual with little connection to the rest of life.
The same action can be explained by necessity, worry, or a desire for control.
You want to understand what actually matters to do now.

Why watch

What will become clearer

Why the author suggests beginning with the reason for planning.
How attention to your tasks can continue beyond a specially designated planning period.
Why necessary deadlines and actions cannot be replaced by a general rejection of plans.

From watching to applying

What to do after the lesson

Choose one of your plans and look at why you are making it.

Distinguish a concrete necessity from your own expectations of planning.

Return to the task during an ordinary day, beyond the time spent working with your calendar.

A question about your own situation

What is the real reason I am planning right now?

The questions and actions after watching were suggested by the catalog’s editors. They are neither quotations nor the author’s original assignments.

An important distinction

A meaning to preserve

The meeting does not oppose calendars or planning. Its central topic is purposeful planning and attention to the reason behind it, rather than choosing another productivity system.

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What you should know

Not a system for maximum productivity or a requirement to abandon your calendar.

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What it connects with

Editorial connections between ideas: where to turn for another perspective. These are not required prerequisites.

Lesson№22New Year, New Time: Observation, Conclusions, and Planning Your LifeReturn to observation and conclusions beyond calendar milestones.Lesson№33The Pace of Development: Taking the Right Next Step in Business and LifeExamine the next step without reducing movement to speed alone.

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From the Knowledge Base

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Video · Russian audio · Personal development · Sep 11, 2024How to Manage Your Time Effectively to Scale UpWhy this is here · Time management as an inner state rather than a calendar and daily schedule.

Video · Russian audio · Personal development · Mar 6, 2024How to Plan and Achieve Goals, Even When the Whole World Is Against YouWhy this is here · Planning horizon: forty years ahead or today; the goal as the foundation of a plan.

Video · Russian audio · Personal development · May 27, 2026Going with the Flow of Life Is Not What You ThinkWhy this is here · The natural flow of life as full awareness rather than inaction.

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Which bundles include the lesson

Lesson bundle · Goals, time, and actionsStep 3 of 7 · stage “The reason for planning”

The Goal, Strategy, Time, and the Next Step

Look at why you are making a plan.

A question for yourself: What is the reason for my planning?

№22 №23 №29 №15 №25 №38 №33 Full bundle →

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