The fruit from the grocer sits in the fridge, hidden inside a brown paper bag. A few days go by, then a week, and when we’re rummaging for something else, we realise we forgot about the fruit, and it has now spoiled.
The simple act of making food visible—taking fruit out of paper bags, or using clear tupperware—helps us waste less.
Although a banal example, it’s a good metaphor for our own personal goals. What we see every day will inevitably get more of our attention and focus.
I’m a fan of writing out goals—whether they’re daily, weekly, quarterly, annually, or life goals— and putting them up on the wall.
We can’t work on them if we forget they’re there.
Make them visible.