Monthly Accountability Goals: June

Yesterday, I read a Chronicle ProfHacker article on Productivity through Accountability, and it could almost have been written by me. I am incredibly motivated by numbers - whether that's seeing a word count creep up (or down!), or seeing the reading pile get smaller and smaller, or filling notebooks with ideas and notes. Incidentally, it's also why I have a Garmin Vivosmart, and why I don't mind running laps or doing an out-and-back.

Earlier this year, I decided (following the advice of the wonderful Dr Marple) that this year I'd work on monthly goals (rather than a yearly resolution). And, well - I've failed to do so all but one month. So, I've decided to revive the monthly goals!

Goals for June

• Athena conference paper: written, delivered. Decide on an appropriate outlet for the article, begin work.
• Persephone article: finish revision and send back to editor
• Applications - at least two currently on the horizon, any other that come up
• MONOGRAPH: go though reviewers reports, make a plan of action. Begin.
• Write guest blog for Death and the Maiden
• Blogging - two research-based blog posts this month
• Vlogging - one vlog per week, at least one research-based, one 'day in the life'.

That's probably enough to be getting on with for now. In the spirit of accountability, I guess I will also come back and update this list and things move on!

How do you keep track of your monthly or yearly goals? How do you define deadlines for them (this is something I'm kind of struggling with!)? I'd be really interested to hear about your goal-setting!