Annex 4: The Art of Not Achieving Your Goals

Minutes from the Meeting of the Prophets of the Apocalypse:

Present: Bob, Steve, Alice, and 3 others (whose names are not important)

Objective: Discuss ways to deliberately fail at achieving our doomsday predictions.

Agenda:

• Item 1: The art of setting unrealistic deadlines
• Item 2: Effective procrastination techniques
• Item 3: The importance of 'just enough' effort
• Item 4: How to convince ourselves we're making progress when we're not

Action Items:

• Bob: Set up a meeting to discuss further ways to avoid meeting our goals.
• Steve: Develop a new strategy for justifying lack of progress.
• Alice: Create a report on the benefits of doing the bare minimum.
• 3 others: Just show up next week.

Decisions:

• By a show of hands, we will not achieve our doomsday predictions.
• We will continue to meet, but only to discuss our failure.

Next Meeting: Annex 5: The Science of Excuses