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Why having life goals is important
- Setting meaningful goals and working towards them adds a sense of direction, purpose, and meaning to our life.
- The goals we set keeping healthy boundaries in mind build self-confidence, autonomy, and happiness.
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"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps".
CONFUCIUS, 551-479 B.C.
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Positive effect of goal-setting on mental health
- Lack of goals leads to indecision, lack of focus, feelings of leading a dull existence, and symptoms of depressions among other mental health struggles.
- Specific-written goals offer a sense of purpose, meaning, existential structure, and a clear direction to strive for a specific vis...
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What makes goals achievable
Goals need to be specific, challenging yet attainable, have deadlines, and have a more learning orientation than being performance-oriented.
When goals are used to evaluate performance with regular feedback on the progress, they have a bigger chance of reaching desired results.
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What 90 years of goal-setting studies reveal
- People are 50% more likely to achieve their goals if they write it down.
- SMART goals are more effective.
- Making your commitment public or telling it to someone close, increases its chances of succeeding.
- Goals kept to yourself get muddled up with the other 1500 though...
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A goal-setting framework that works
- To maximize the effectiveness of a goal, structure it with a positive approach. Because a negative approach like "stop me from gaining any more weight" adds anxiety and lowers persistence.
- Discouraging fear-based environments encourage people to try again. Reframe errors as opportuni...
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Goals
Setting goals and working towards them are good antidotes to routine’s downsides. We are proactive rather than reactive, creative rather than staid. But we can undermine our goals if we are also emotionally driven. When the going gets tough and the goals are not...
Positive effect of goal-setting on mental health
- Lack of goals leads to indecision, lack of focus, feelings of leading a dull existence, and symptoms of depressions among other mental health struggles.
- Specific-written goals offer a sense of purpose, meaning, existential structure, and a clear direction to strive for a specific vis...
Meaning in Life
- Many of us struggle with finding meaning, as we are busy with our daily work and distractions.
- Meaning in life provides us with the purpose of getting up daily, energized and pepped up about the day, being productive in whatever we do.
- Meaningful lives lead to happiness. ...
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