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Gabriele Oettingen, professor of psychology at NYU and author of Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation, has conducted over twenty years of research, consistently finding that people who imagine obstacles in the way of reaching their goals are more likely to achieve success, a process she has called “mental contrasting.”
Annie Duke • Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
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
Gabriele Oettingen, professor of psychology at NYU and author of Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation, has conducted over twenty years of research, consistently finding that people who imagine obstacles in the way of reaching their goals are more likely to achieve success, a process she has called “mental contrasting.”
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When thinking about whatever goal we want to reach in any area of our lives, Oettingen suggests we use a process called ‘mental contrasting’ – have your dream but then visualise some of the personal barriers and impediments that might stop you from achieving that dream. This mental contrasting approach, or as we call it ‘obstacle thinking’, is some
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Andrew Huberman • Dr. Emily Balcetis: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals
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
Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside the New Science of Motivation by Gabriele Oettingen
Liz Moody • 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success
Research shows that people who learn how to more vividly and plausibly imagine their own personal futures are more likely to make healthy eating choices, keep up new exercise or meditation habits, save money for long-term goals, complete their education, vote in elections, buy more sustainable and environmentally friendly products, break the cycle
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