for the goal-setter with too many lighthouse candidates and zero commitments
Goal
Move from many candidate goals to one lighthouse choice you commit a year to.
Source principle
Move from an anchor problem through adventure options to a lighthouse choice you can commit to. : from Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans.
The plan
- ☕8:00-9:00 AMSettle in. Coffee, no devices. Today you pick one lighthouse.
- 📋9:00-10:00 AMList every goal you're currently chasing. All of them.
- 💡10:00-11:00 AMFor each, write one sentence on why it matters.
- ⭐11:00 AM-12:00 PMScore each on resources / likeliness / coherence. 0–5 each.
- 🥗12:00-1:00 PMLunch + walk. Let the scores settle.
- 🔎1:00-2:00 PMReread the scores. Notice which one surprises you.
- 🏮2:00-3:00 PMPick the top 2 as lighthouse candidates. Just two.
- ✍️3:00-3:30 PMWrite one paragraph on why each candidate matters.
- 🎯3:30-4:30 PMCommit to ONE lighthouse. Not forever: one year.
- 🚫4:30-5:00 PMName what you'll say no to this year. Write it down.
- 📢7:00-7:30 PMRead the commitment aloud. One sentence. Close.
Reward
Delete the other candidates from this year. Commitment is the reward.