Blogger Martha Rotter took a look at the goal-setting behavior on 43 Things and made a few interesting graphs.
I took the list of top 100 all-time goals and list of top 100 achieved goals and merged them to see where the overlaps are, where the gaps are, and if there is a correlation between popular goals set and popular goals achieved.
Here are the most challenging goals to complete (based on the number of people who have adopted them but not marked them as complete):
The rest of the charts, along with some insightful analysis and tips on effective goal-setting, can be found here:
http://martharotter.com/blog/index.php/2011/08/fun-with-data-goal-setting/
Thanks, Martha!
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i will tell you that this list fits me to a “T”. I no longer make resolutions because I don’t keep them.
Great charts. It’s obvious those goals people do tend to achieve are those that are relatively specific and measurable.
You may want to check out http://www.GoalsOnTrack.com, a very nicely built web app designed for tracking goals and todo lists, and supports time tracking too. It’s clear, focused, easy to navigate, worth a try.