Comments on: My New Year’s goals http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/ Like Hanging at the Cash Register of your Favorite Game Store Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:41:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 ChattyDM Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:10:26 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/#comment-1190 Ohhh, can I be a Wight please? I've always wanted to be a Wight! I'd change my name to Barry too! :) Ohhh, can I be a Wight please? I’ve always wanted to be a Wight!

I’d change my name to Barry too!

:)

]]> By: Asmor http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1186 Asmor Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:10:36 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/#comment-1186 I think that after you two finish fighting each other, I'll animate you both and make you fight some more. It's oh so amusing. Tell me, do you prefer zombification or skeletization? I think that after you two finish fighting each other, I’ll animate you both and make you fight some more. It’s oh so amusing.

Tell me, do you prefer zombification or skeletization?

]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 ChattyDM Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:53:00 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/#comment-1180 I was going to thank you for your vote of confidence until I checked my six and saw you do the exact same thing over at Yax's... A backstabbing, scheming minion! I'm soooo proud! I was going to thank you for your vote of confidence until I checked my six and saw you do the exact same thing over at Yax’s…

A backstabbing, scheming minion!

I’m soooo proud!

]]> By: Asmor http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 Asmor Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:02:13 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/#comment-1178 I think we all know that you're a shoe-in to win this bet. ;) I think we all know that you’re a shoe-in to win this bet. ;)

]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 ChattyDM Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:09:35 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/#comment-1177 Ha! You and what Army Yax? Come, I'll be ready! Mwa HA HA HA! (Trash Talking is fun!) Ha! You and what Army Yax?

Come, I’ll be ready!

Mwa HA HA HA!

(Trash Talking is fun!)

]]> By: Yax http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1176 Yax Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:30:44 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/#comment-1176 I accept the challenge. You're going down, Phil. I accept the challenge. You’re going down, Phil.

]]> By: ChattyDM http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1174 ChattyDM Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:58:45 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/#comment-1174 I can't say I don't see the wisdom of your words Andy. I'll take them under careful advisement. I won't lie that I know doing all this would spread my free time very thin and possibly eat up in my quality family time... So if push does come to shove, less posts but with a maintained quality is what I want to aim for. Oh and Alex, maintaining that positive outlook for 2008 would be a good goal! :) Have a great year and I do wish you'll find those two players... I mean there are gamers in Switzerland right, I mean it's right beside the adult gaming mecca of the world? Spiel is such a powerful word! :) I can’t say I don’t see the wisdom of your words Andy. I’ll take them under careful advisement.

I won’t lie that I know doing all this would spread my free time very thin and possibly eat up in my quality family time…

So if push does come to shove, less posts but with a maintained quality is what I want to aim for.

Oh and Alex, maintaining that positive outlook for 2008 would be a good goal! :) Have a great year and I do wish you’ll find those two players… I mean there are gamers in Switzerland right, I mean it’s right beside the adult gaming mecca of the world?

Spiel is such a powerful word! :)

]]> By: Alex Schroeder http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 Alex Schroeder Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:51:31 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/#comment-1173 In terms of gaming, I would like to play more. I need to find two more players for Marco's fizzled campaign. Outside of gaming... I don't know. I'm happy & in love. I'd love to work less and earn more... Uhm... I dunno. I guess I don't have any New Year's resolutions. In terms of gaming, I would like to play more. I need to find two more players for Marco’s fizzled campaign.

Outside of gaming… I don’t know. I’m happy & in love. I’d love to work less and earn more… Uhm… I dunno. I guess I don’t have any New Year’s resolutions.

]]> By: Andy http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/comment-page-1/#comment-1172 Andy Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:09:45 +0000 http://chattydm.net/2008/01/01/my-new-years-goals/#comment-1172 Those are all worthy goals. I'll take it to another level, not resolutions, not goals, but rather *commitments* for the new year. What can you commit to that will attain the goal...but i'm getting ahead of myself. I'd like to give a word of caution on the 5 posts per week goal. As quantity goes up or a high rate is sustained over time you run a risk of lower quality or possibly sacrificing little bits of time and energy that would have been dedicated to family, friends, gaming, work, etc... I committed to at least 1 post per day about 15 months ago and I met it, haven't failed to deliver yet, even when I was very sick or on vacation except when my old host provider went offline for a week! Of course it requires advance planning to stage posts to cover your downtime which in itself is a burden. But at what cost? After a while it's just a task that needs to be fulfilled without much passion. To top it off, you're setting goals wrt building the community around chattydm.net (which requires quality) while sustaining quantity - this is definitely do-able, just be cautious about any sacrifices you catch yourself making in the implementation. The reason why people come here is because of your passion and authoritative articles. You could build just as great a community with 1-3 articles like that per week. Now, back to the whole *commitments* thing - Let me put my manager's hat on like when it's review time at work: "think of these as commitments, not goals. If the goal is the finish line, what are the individual commitments you're confident you can be successful in that will result in the original goal (or intent of the goal) being attained?" That was a rhetorical question, just food for thought. Keep up the good work! Those are all worthy goals. I’ll take it to another level, not resolutions, not goals, but rather *commitments* for the new year. What can you commit to that will attain the goal…but i’m getting ahead of myself.

I’d like to give a word of caution on the 5 posts per week goal. As quantity goes up or a high rate is sustained over time you run a risk of lower quality or possibly sacrificing little bits of time and energy that would have been dedicated to family, friends, gaming, work, etc…

I committed to at least 1 post per day about 15 months ago and I met it, haven’t failed to deliver yet, even when I was very sick or on vacation except when my old host provider went offline for a week! Of course it requires advance planning to stage posts to cover your downtime which in itself is a burden. But at what cost? After a while it’s just a task that needs to be fulfilled without much passion.

To top it off, you’re setting goals wrt building the community around chattydm.net (which requires quality) while sustaining quantity - this is definitely do-able, just be cautious about any sacrifices you catch yourself making in the implementation.

The reason why people come here is because of your passion and authoritative articles. You could build just as great a community with 1-3 articles like that per week.

Now, back to the whole *commitments* thing -

Let me put my manager’s hat on like when it’s review time at work: “think of these as commitments, not goals. If the goal is the finish line, what are the individual commitments you’re confident you can be successful in that will result in the original goal (or intent of the goal) being attained?”

That was a rhetorical question, just food for thought.

Keep up the good work!

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