Goal Setting

10ch

Hiya ✱ Folks,

I've been using Forever✱Notes since October (2024) and it's really helped solve a problem I've long had for a place to keep notes. Using the Apple Notes app, I'm able to share certain notes with family and neighbors, really it's just clicked so much into place.

Given the new year, I'm wondering how folks go about setting and tracking your goals. I don't find myself on the Monthly, Quarterly, or Yearly pages very often. Curious if you've found a way to setup goals for yourself and track them using this system?

GretchenCawthon

I keep my goals on the Home page and then link the projects related to the goal in the goal’s note. This keeps my home page from having a cluttered list of projects scattered across multiple focus areas.

On the yearly and quarterly notes, I copy the goals over and put them under a year heading. I use emojis in the title of the goal note to show the completion status of the goal (same for projects) so the statuses are automatically updated in the year and quarter notes when I change he emoji in the note’s title. Saves me from having to do double entry across those notes.

I try to stick with 5-7 main goals for the year to keep things super simple. Projects are never more than 2 taps away and my goals are always front and center to keep me on track.

10ch

@GretchenCawthon Would love to see a screenshot with blurred/obfuscated info for sensitive bits.

GretchenCawthon

Sure… here is a screenshot of my home page with my 7 goals for the year. The second screenshot is for Goal #6 which centers around my LEGO art. That goal note links to individual projects. Those project notes start with an emoji to represent the status of the project. The red circle is an incomplete project and the check mark indicates a completed status. I also use the stop sign emoji for projects that get put on hold or are blocked in some way

So no matter where else I have linked to those projects (journals, quarterly planning, etc..), they will show as completed whenever I change the emoji.

Once I complete a goal, I will also update that emoji to a checkmark

I’ve been using this emoji system for well over a year and it’s just second nature to me now. The visual cues are so helpful when searching as well.

I’ve been branching out and adding emojis to other types of notes, but I don’t have a full system in play for those yet.

tvillemw

GretchenCawthon I love the target emoji! Makes me want to set some goals for the year. (I'm not good at setting goals)

10ch

Oh what a great idea! I like using ○ (to do) , ◐ (doing), and ● (done) for project status. I'm going to give that a try! Thanks so much for taking the time to share.