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Those who kept warm relationships got to live longer and happier, said Waldinger, and the loners often died earlier. “Loneliness kills,” he said. “It’s as powerful as smoking or alcoholism.” The quote above is from this article about happiness and health, and I will try to sum it up with yet another quote: Close relationships, more than money or fame, are what keep people happy throughout their lives, the study revealed. Right after reading the article, I started thinking about one of my past goals which is about my relationship with my girlfriend. The goal involves listing the problems that affected our relationship and making plans to solve them throughout a year. It was very helpful for us at the time so I would like to share how you can…

I was sitting at my desk, staring blankly at the stuff that needs to be done, without any motivation to do anything. To motivate myself a little I asked myself why do I need to do all this stuff. The answer was one of my goals: To get my business to a higher level of income. Asking this question and answering it didn’t work though, it didn’t give me any extra motivation. Usually, relating a task to one of my goals gives me motivation, but that time it didn’t work. I clearly knew that I had to do some stuff in order to get my business to a higher level of income, it was one of my goals I reviewed daily, and worked so hard to reach. Yet, it didn’t…

Even if you don’t want to take any action towards your goals, it is still beneficial to keep them in mind. Having goals in mind can direct your actions in a way that you actually end up doing things towards your goals without being consciously aware of it. So here are my four tips to not forget about goals: Make plans to reach your goals This one is my preferred method to not forget about goals. By having plans for goals, and working according to these plans, goals come to mind naturally and frequently. Doing this not only keeps goals in mind but also forces one to do things to reach goals. Set reminders to go over your goals If you don’t want to make any plans, an easy way…