> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://svobodajakub.gitbook.io/meaning-of-life/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://svobodajakub.gitbook.io/meaning-of-life/20-growth-framework.md). # Growth Framework Inspired by Tim Urban's article , I created my growth framework. I use it to track wishes, needs, and progress on my path on and towards my meaning of life. It is highly personal and personality-specific. These categories work for me: * meaning of life * spiritual growth * mental growth * long-term planning * parenting * finances and living * personal IT skills growth * work skills growth * practical life in general * personal connection For each category, there are these sections: * Overview of my goals and of the spirit of the topic * Relevant books * Relevant Firefox bookmark folders * Relevant [Pocket](https://getpocket.com/) tags * Relevant [Woolnote](https://github.com/SvobodaJakub/WoolnoteAndroid) tags * Long-term goals * Yearly goals * Short-term tasks My motivation was inspired by this paragraph of the article: "*When I dove into this topic, I thought about my own situation and whether I was improving. The efforts were there—apparent in many of this blog's post topics—but I had no growth model, no real plan, no clear mission. Just kind of haphazard attempts at self-improvement in one area or another, whenever I happened to feel like it. So I've attempted to consolidate my scattered efforts, philosophies, and strategies into a single framework—something solid I can hold onto in the future—and I'm gonna use this post to do a deep dive into it.*"