Antigoals

Sometimes the most impactful strategies to me are hilariously simple. The idea of antigoals is so simple that I have trouble explaining why it's such a powerful concept to me. Antigoals is about setting vivid goals to avoid futures or identities you definitely don't want to embody.

One of my antigoals is to never end up as the caricature of a Hallmark Christmas movie: someone without joie de vivre who only lives to work. Rather than just avoiding specific workaholic behaviors, I reject the entire character archetype. Even positive traits associated with this archetype, like ambition or guile, lose their charm when I notice they're pulling me toward my antigoal. It's like after a bad breakup and just seeing someone that reminds you of them makes you cringe a little, even if it's unfair.

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Sometimes I visualize the possible paths in life as a map with multiple routes. I don't just want to avoid stepping directly on antigoals, I treat them as danger zones and keep as wide a berth as possible. Antigoals access the full power of manifestation, or the inverse of the law of attraction, to keep you away from danger.