Evaluating Daily Success with Two Simple (but Challenging) Questions

What gets measured gets improved. Iā€™m reasonably obsessed with personality tests, measurements, data, information and using those tools to make better decisions.Ā Unfortunately, I have a tendency to collect data and then do nothing with it [*ā€Some day I will,ā€* I assure myself] or to flat out collect the wrong data. **I normally measure the success of my day by how many things I accomplished and how many things I left unfinished.Ā **I never check off all the boxes on any given day because Iā€™m constantly thinking of more things I need (or would like) to do.Ā Instead of evaluating my day by the number of boxes checked and list items crossed off, I felt led to completely change my method of evaluation. At the end of each day, Iā€™ve started to ask myself these two questions. ...

June 26, 2013 Ā· 3 min Ā· 437 words Ā· Jordan Shirkman