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To describe these attributes, I use phrases like: •My Future Self is a person who has financial freedom. •My Future Self is a person who enjoys close connection to family. Notice the way I phrased those: my Future Self is a person who.
Jeffrey Rice • Your Future ADHD Self: An ADHD-Friendly Guide to Planning and Goal Setting
Oettingen pulled together a simple system for you to do this called WOOP. (Yeah, the formal term is “mental contrasting” but, c’mon. Who wouldn’t rather say “WOOP”?) WOOP—wish, outcome, obstacle, plan—is applicable to most any of your goals, from career to relationships to exercise and weight loss.
Eric Barker • Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
The trick is to repackage your motivation to change your perspective, making the process of achieving your goals as important as the result, thus helping to avoid an anti-climax upon crossing the finish line
Dr. Hannah Rose • The Arrival Fallacy: Why We Should Decouple Our Happiness From Our Goals
Setting realistic goals is a skill and a prerequisite for hope.