Are Making Goals Helpful or not?

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Well, It's the start of a new year again, right? Time to take stock of what you accomplished in the last year and make new goals for this new one? Right?


Oil Painting of a girl in yellow dress by me.
I've looked at quite a few videos concerning goal making, especially for artists and freelancers, and the one thing I'd like to say about goal setting is: that if it makes you feel happy and excited I would go ahead with it, but if trying any goal setting method makes you miserable or makes you feel like it's a hopeless cause, why bother?  Anyway I like this video and found it especially helpful. Hope you will too!

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