Sustaining Progress
- Most people working towards a goal witness periods of motivation(like in the beginning) and a slump(somewhere around the middle).
- One way to overcome this slump is to have smaller goals or subgoals that give no time for a slump to happen.
- Another way is to chart out the progress in such a way that it is fully visible and the end of the goal is in sight, creating an illusion to work just a bit more and get further towards the goal.
Example: The coffee stamps that indicate a person is just two coffee purchases away from earning a reward triggers more coffee consumption.
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