goal setting
4 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement May 17, 2022 by Justin Su'a · across every show →
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May 17, 2022
Su'a: Finite Finish Lines Create Unsustainable Sprints and Momentum Loss
“This is the problem with having finite destinations or finish lines to whatever you're trying to achieve. Because what happens a lot of times is you, once you achieve it, once you sprint past the finish line, What do we tend to do? We take our foot off the gas…”
Jul 9, 2024
Shankar: Set Week-Long Goals to Minimize Predictable Mid-Project Motivation Slumps
“So what Ayelet recommends is to actually just make the middle periods of time as short as physically possible. So rather than setting a year long goal, which we might feel an instinct to do because we want to set a really ambitious goal. And so we're like, let…”
Jul 9, 2024
Shankar: Adding Emergency Reserves to Goals Massively Increases Goal Adherence
“And so there is research showing that when we introduce what are known as emergency reserves into our goal setting, basically get out of jail free cards, into the process of goal setting, we're much more likely to stay the course and to reach those goals.”
Jul 9, 2024
Shankar: Framing goals around proactive behaviors makes progress easier to track
“There is some research showing that you do want to frame your goals in terms of do behaviors versus don't behaviors, so you would kind of acknowledge this before. It's much more easy to measure progress when we're engaging in proactive decisions or proactive b…”