20240506 一年12周 | Monday Coffee

So if you’re planning to do something with your life, if you have a 10-year plan of how to get there, you should ask: Why can’t you do this in 6 months? – Peter Thiel

如果你计划在自己的人生中有所建树，而你计划用10年的时间完成它，那你应当问自己：为什么我不能在6个月内完成它?

Forty hour work weeks are a relic of the Industrial Age. Knowledge workers function like athletes—train and sprint, then rest and reassess. – Naval Ravikant

每周工作40小时是工业时代的遗留产物。知识工作者的运作方式更像运动员——训练和冲刺，然后休息并重新评估。

Forget about a year. Let’s redefine a year: A year is no longer 12 months, it is now only 12 weeks. – Brian P. Moran & Michael Lennington

让我们重新定义一年：一年不是12个月，而是12周。

去年在进行人生规划时，我忽略了一个关键环节——从远大的愿景到具体的日常任务之间似乎存在一个鸿沟。直到今年我遇到了Brian P. Moran和Michael Lennington的《The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks Than Others Do in 12 Months》，作者提出了一种打破传统年度规划模式的方法：以12周作为一年，实现更高效的目标设定和完成。

年度化 vs 12周计划

传统年度规划的问题：

长周期：以一年（12个月）为周期，目标周期过长且缺乏紧迫感。
目标模糊：目标容易模糊且执行不力。
拖延现象：目标通常在年初设定，但年末才匆忙冲刺补救。

我也曾经试了不同的方式，比如把11月作为每年的开始，让后再每个月、每个季度来拆分目标。但是，每个月、每个季度的review也会增加自己的工作量。

在大多数行业中，业绩往往会在最后一个季度激增，因为人们会为了达成目标而进行60天或100天的冲刺。如果可以全年保持这种专注、紧迫感和能量，为什么只在年末才这样做呢？运动员通常会集中训练某项技能4-6周，然后转向下一项技能，这种模式正是《The 12 Week Year》所倡导的。

The 12 Week Year creates a new endgame date for you to assess your success (or lack thereof). The great thing about having a 12 Week Year is that the deadline is always near enough that you never lose sight of it. It provides a time horizon that is long enough to get things done, yet short enough to create a sense of urgency and a bias for action. It’s human nature that we behave differently when a deadline approaches. We procrastinate less, we reduce or eliminate avoidance activity, and we focus more on the things that matter.

12周计划的实施

1. 设定愿景和目标

明确愿景：设定长期、中期和短期愿景。
12周目标：每个周期设定1-3个具体、可衡量的目标。

The first step is to create a personal vision, a vision that clearly captures and articulates what you want in life. The personal vision should define the life you want to live in all areas, including spiritual, relationships, family, income, lifestyle, health, and community. The personal vision creates the foundation for an emotional link to your business and career objectives so that there is a strong alignment between what you pursue in your business and the life you desire to live. Your business vision is most powerful when it is developed in light of your personal vision. The reason so many people fail to follow through when things become difficult is due to this lack of connection with their personal lives. Your business objectives are not the end in themselves, but the means to an end. Too often, managers and associates plan for business success but fail to connect with the real power source that will enable them to achieve that success. In essence, the personal vision is the reason why we work in the first place. Once you understand the linkage between your life vision and your business success, you can define exactly what level of income or production your business must deliver in order to support your complete vision. Vision provides you with that line of sight, that emotional link, to help you overcome the challenges and execute.

2. 制定12周计划

策略与行动：为每个目标设计策略并分解成每日和每周任务。

We’re not talking about quarterly planning—remember, that’ s part of the outdated annualized-thinking model. With 12 week planning, every 12 weeks stands alone; every 12 weeks is a new year and a fresh opportunity to be great.

Once you have established your 12 week goals, tactics will then need to be determined. The easiest way to do this is to break your 12 week goal down to its individual parts. For example, if your 12 week goal is to earn $10,000 and lose 10 pounds, you should write tactics for your income goal and your weight loss goal separately.

The weekly plan is a powerful tool that translates your 12 week plan into daily and weekly action.

3. 每周评分与回顾

每周评分：根据目标进展与每周计划的完成度评分。
每周回顾：回顾上周执行情况，调整下一周计划。

Can you imagine the CEO of a large corporation not knowing the numbers? It’s no different for you and me. As the CEO of your own life and business, you need to know the numbers. Measurement provides important feedback that allows you to make intelligent decisions.

Lag indicators—things like income, sales, commission dollars, pounds lost, body fat percentage, overall cholesterol levels—represent the end results that you are striving to achieve. Lead indicators are the activities that produce the end results—for instance the number of sales calls, or referrals are lead indicators in the sales process.

4. 第13周：回顾、巩固、庆祝
如果目标未达成，第13周提供了额外一周的努力时间，并为提供了评估表现、决定接下来的12周是否需要做出不同改变的机会。或者，也可以利用这段时间来放假，无论是一整周的休假还是3天的长周末。

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我的第一个12周周期从2024年3月2日开始，现在已经是第10周。为了更有效地实现目标，我使用了 101planners 的每周、每日和总目标计划表，并将周六作为每周的第一天，每周六进行周总结。我的目标主要集中在以下几个方面：Well-being（健康）、Wealth（财富）和Mission（使命）。使用12周计划表，我清晰地设定了每周和每日的任务优先级，从而提高了工作效率。

12周计划带来的成果：

建立健康的Non-negotiables：

在Well-being方面，我制定了不可妥协的健康行为准则，坚持冥想和看中医，使身体和精神状态得到了显著改善。
完成拖延已久的手术：
终于完成了拖延已久的手术，恢复了健康，达成了一个重要的目标。

资金申请与独立项目：

在Wealth和Mission方面，申请了多个资金项目，并接到了一项独立的付费工作。

本周回顾

主要成就：

手术：通过这次手术，解决了困扰我已久的健康问题。
40分钟冥想：成功实现了40分钟的冥想，让心灵彻底放松，改变了我对情绪的应对方式。睡前冥想显著提升了我的睡眠质量。

带来快乐或满足的时刻：

电视剧《Slow Horses》：最近几个月看到的最好电视剧，讲述了英国情报部门的故事。
Dr. Joe Dispenza的冥想引导：他的冥想引导让我内心得到平静与平衡。
美食与绿植：假期哪也没去，却在家附近尝试了很多美味食物，比如海底捞的新锅底和一些没去过的咖啡厅。给绿植换盆、浇水、修剪也是令人愉悦的活动。
Joyce Jonathan：去年的《浪姐》没看完，今年原本也没兴趣看，但得知我学生时代非常喜欢的Joyce参加了这季，便老老实实充了会员。除了第一季外，后续的舞台水准一直在下降，这一季也不例外，认真懂音乐或舞蹈、有创造力和想法的姐姐越来越少。尽管如此，Joyce没有让我失望，她认真唱好每一个音符，听她唱歌仿佛打开了我的心，让我也想要回去打开落灰已久的琴。
居家休息的美好：发现居家休息也能带来幸福感，假期不一定非得完成旅行打卡。

本周的个人和专业收获：