Do you set yourself goals?

August 31, 2012 11:29am CST
I often wonder whether people on myLot set themselves goals on myLot as a method for motivating themselves or if they just take it as it comes and comment on what they are interested in etc. The types of goals may be the number of comments or posts in a day, or to have a discussion that gets a certain number of responses. Then there is the goal of a certain earning for a day then trying to beat that for the following day. What about you!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
31 Aug 12
The only goal that I set for myself here is - to have FUN! I don't count anything. I don't see how many posts I have made, how many words or lines I have written or anything else. What I do notice though are the fun Lotters who enjoy back and forth exchanges and when I see them, that is where I land I don't like 'heavy' topics and mostly I avoid them but when I see that a conversation is possible then I stay put there. That is my only goal - to get distracted from offline stuff which isn't always fun
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
31 Aug 12
I wish more Lotters, especially the new ones, would do that too as then they would see what a difference it makes and how easy it is to participate when we are having fun and not thinking about anything else
• United States
31 Aug 12
You two look like you have a blast, I see ya everywhere! I feel a little intimidated sometimes to jump into these long lists of people talking but... here i am today! Once you forget about the numbers and the cents and the _____ insert what you want to add then myLot can just be fun! And like Hatley says, you earn more that way anyway.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
31 Aug 12
Hi there echoforever! Good to see you hopping in and, yes, we do have a blast! MyLot is about discussing and there is no rule that says that we can't go into other responses and leave comments. Indeed the more comments that further the topic then the more likely we are to be be doing exactly what myLot want from us - discussing! I have seen the word "intimidated" once too often today No-one should feel that they can't joini n because they are 'new' or because they don't 'know' the user who left a response. We are all here to have fun and we can all join in with everyone else. Please feel free to do so because I'm sure that you too will soon be "having a blast" too if you do!
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@echoforever (5180)
• United States
31 Aug 12
I have no goals! I just come in each day and see what I can bring to the community. This is bigger than my community in real life and I can contribute more here than I think I can in the outside world. So I do my best to show my heart here and make a few friends along the way, exchange thoughts or compliments as I see fit and hope I can make it a better community on myLot! That is much more fun than trying to count the letters and numbers.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
31 Aug 12
Exactly! I think myLot is bigger than any community could possibly be offline as here it is international. Just imagine, some of us are sitting in the office while others are in their jamas and others are preparing a meal - but we are all here together!
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• United States
31 Aug 12
Me I'm still drinking coffee, I like coming here in the mornings and if I'm not careful I will end up spending the day here. The community of myLot is possibly the only so united international community out there! Isn't it great! Lets rejoice with lots of discussing
3 Sep 12
I must admit that I hadn't thought about the myLot community like that before. THe fact that we are all over the World in different timezones and different settings and yet here we are all together in the one place getting on like friends.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
31 Aug 12
hi inmyopinion i have not set goals and I sure as heck do not count any more as it slowed me down , gave me a headache, only earned pennies.so I slowed down to make really quality posts and just have fun here and enjoy myself. so then I saw I was earning three times as much for just having fun and enjoying myself. friendships motivate, seeing my earnings move up also motivates me and just knowing I am no longer a used up old hasbeen really motivates me.I hated being freshly retired so has made me so happy just being here.,
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• United States
31 Aug 12
myLot makes me feel good also. I'm young and really outside here I don't know where I belong! But coming here I feel good and I love to contribute in every post i make, I try to write the best I can with positive intentions! So this place has a good thing for all ages and nationalities
2 Sep 12
The only goal I have set on mylot is to participate in meaningful discussions. I generally respond to discussions that I find interesting. I do not really set any target on number of responses or discussion I will do. It is just great to know that I can earn some money while I am sharing my ideas with other members.
3 Sep 12
I guess with everything in life, unless you enjoy something or you are forced to do something then you will quickly stop whatever it is you are doing. As far as myLot is concerned I assume that no one is really forced to be involved, so unless they like what they are doing then they will not continue here for very long!
• Philippines
1 Sep 12
my goals in life determines my destination, i usually think of something creative that would make my day much better and to motivate myself that its good to live in this world. I often wonder why also why do people have such a goal that was not correlating to their day to day living, and yet some people thinks that they find to achieve their goals in life whenever they missed something important to them.
3 Sep 12
That is true. Often we set thees lofty goals that are so far removed from our daily life that we don know how we are even going to make the first step to get there. And yet we fail to make goals regarding the things that we are already doing on a day to day basis. Seems silly doesn't it.
@elsino91 (440)
• Poland
31 Aug 12
I've started not too long ago but I decided not to set myself certain goals on mylot. I just remember to spend my time here actively whenever I log in. I make sure to look at the discussions I'm interested in because it's in those that I know I can contribute and not sit and think about what to write or end up writing something pointless. I think that's how everyone else should treat this place. Sure, you can earn money but I think the whole point in this website is to earn money in a fun way. So above all make sure you're doing something enjoyable.
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• United States
31 Aug 12
Very good that you realize this so early in your myLot "career"! Trust me it will start to feel like a career when you use your time here every day but it is a great one because as you said it is fun and you should make it fun for yourself. That way you will contribute more and feel great about it! it helps us all when new members think like you do, don't lose that
@dodo19 (47095)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
31 Aug 12
Sometimes, I'll set goals for myself. It's not always easy to do so, but I do try. For the most part, I just try to have some fun, read some posts, and such. Sometimes, I'll do more, but I'll try to at least do that.
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
1 Sep 12
I had a set goal before I had any idea how thing really work here , after I join I quick notice I had to make a more realistic goal . I soon realize that not all discussion interest me and I would not have much to say so its only possible for me to make like 10-15 respond a day .
@Paper_Doll (2373)
• Philippines
1 Sep 12
This is one thing I have never done in my life - setting a goal. I tried setting a goal here in mylot but it is really hard for me to just comment on everything. I can not really say much about topics that I am not knowledgeable or I haven't experienced yet. So no matter how I tried to reach a specific numbers of post, I just can't especially on days that most posts are out of my interest.
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
1 Sep 12
i like to set goals and keep benchmarks and always work towards it ,its the best a person can get and move towards it ,because we know where we can go
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
1 Sep 12
I do set goals for myself and i just think that i feel so good after i found that we made it. Thus life is full of surprises and colorful things. I totally have the same opinions with you. So just good luck on mylot and waiting for the day that beats it.
@edsss17 (4394)
• Philippines
1 Sep 12
I do set goals in everything! :) Especially now that I have a daily routine to follow! :) I spend more than 3 hours in myLot regularly. Actually, I just decided that because I have been inactive in the past few days! :) Setting some goals are important to make us motivated.
3 Sep 12
Wow, ou spend 3 hours a day. You must make a lot of discussion activity here on myLot. How long have you been a member here? I think you are right about the goals motivating you though. Without goals you just float along and never really achieve anything. You get lazy and then give up because you see that you are not making progress.
• United States
1 Sep 12
Yap! I also have such an idea in my mind regarding MyLot. But then, it sometimes it becomes a little hard to hit my daily targets as i slip into a busy session. However, i have noticed that if one wants to really earn here, he/she must set goals and try to hit them at all times.
@Otanetix (508)
• United States
31 Aug 12
While I am still fairly new to myLot, my goals are just to be as active as I can. If I start focusing on the number of posts I write per day, I will end up stressing myself out. Because each day I log on myLot, I cannot predict which discussions I can contribute my opinions. When I look at new discussions, I try to choose posting to ones that I can actually give some detailed opinion. I hate just putting one sentence as a response; so by avoiding just one sentence responses, I also practice my writing skills. Posting good, detailed responses is my first goal. Although I have not even been here for a month yet, I have realized that I have posted my opinion in categories I never thought I would post in. I am typically a nerdy guy, which means I have posted in categories like technology, robotics, anime, etc. From my own experience at myLot, I have posted in categories that I thought I would avoid. My second goal is just to find categories I did not think I could contribute my opinions and post my comments in them.
@Bhebelen14 (5194)
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
counting - One, two, three......response
Hello inmyopinion, when I was new here as much as possible I count my response, discussion and photo post just to know if going to earn more but after a few months I got tired and quite busy in some online job and didn't notice the numbers of my response in every topics.Now I still have a goal here in myLot but not to count the numbers of my response but to participate here everyday just to exercise my hand, minds and to earn extra money.