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Thus the best goals to set are those that demand effort from you, but you’re confident you can achieve if you put in the effort.
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Psychologist Peter Gollwitzer suggests a key ingredient to the success of your goals is what he calls
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A significant exception to the power of specific, challenging goals involves creative problem-solving. In tasks that require complex thinking, such as learning, problem-solving or creative work, goal-setting can back...
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For goal-setting to be life-affirming, the goals pursued have to feel deeply meaningful to you.
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For over four decades, psychologist Edwin Locke has been central in research on goal-setting. His research has three consistent findings :
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In addition to implementation intentions, Gollwitzer also studied the effects of telling people about the goals you want to achieve.
Interestingly, his research found that telling people about your goals can su...
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Much of the stress and disillusionment people experience with goals comes from setting ones that aren’t truly their own.
When we work on the goals of other people, goals we feel pressure to achieve but don’t actually want, the result is often misery.
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The standard approach to goal-setting works well in relatively known areas, where past performance can be used as benchmarks. However, goal-setting from the start may be counterproductive in entirely new areas.
If you wonder what's achievable for you, you may wait to set a specific target. ...
Goal setting gives your mind something to focus on. If you don’t give your mind something to go after, it won’t know what to do. Use the SMART criteria for setting goals:
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