Hey guys,
I wrote up some cliff notes on goal setting at the start of the year and I figured I'd share the information with you all incase you're experiencing some resolution fatigue. It's all empirically supported, and I can find references for anyone interested.
Goal Setting
· Set difficult goals (Difficult goals are more motivating. The more difficult, the more drive.)
o The more difficult, the more motivation
· Set specific goals (What, where, when, who, how)
o The more specific, the greater your chances of goal attainment
· Incorporate method of goal feedback (Goal re-evaluation at regular intervals)
o It is important to quantify your goals so you have some means of gauging progress if applicable. This concerns your goal specificity
· Accept your Goal – Why is this goal important to you?
· Have incentives as short-term goals for long-term goals
o Goal proximity affects motivation
o This is more effective for extrinsic goals (boring goals you’re uninterested in e.g. grunt work)
o Long-term goals often have “Lattice” like structures
§ Multiple short term goals contribute to attaining the long-term goal.
§ E.g. working out, getting your black belt, being a vegetarian all contribute to weight loss but are also individual goals.
· Goal setting Caveats (Plan for these e.g. when I encounter x I will do y.)
o Stress
o Prospect of failure
o Fixed goals limit flexibility
· Goal Performance
o Improves if the goal supports Autonomy, Competence, and/or Relatedness
§ This means your sense of self-efficacy, your skills, or your social life
o Goal setting should focus on the “Process” of attaining a goal, not the goal itself
§ Think about going out to meet women as opposed to having a girlfriend
§ Visualization also works like this, and so the secret is misleading.
· Visualizing the “process”, or problem solving, increases goal attainment
· Visualizing the end-goals increases hope (ineffective)
· 3 Demons of Goal Attainment (Plan for these e.g. when I encounter x I will do y.)
o Delay (From starting)
o Difficulty (Humps, plateaus)
o Disruption (Getting back on the horse after being interrupted)
· Misc. Tips
o Larger goals require more planning. Direct correlation for success.
o “Start with your master, finish with yourself”. – Chinese proverb
§ E.g. Guru’s can only start the fire, not take you all the way.
Some food for thought. If you want elaboration don't hesitate to ask
Plonki
I wrote up some cliff notes on goal setting at the start of the year and I figured I'd share the information with you all incase you're experiencing some resolution fatigue. It's all empirically supported, and I can find references for anyone interested.
Goal Setting
· Set difficult goals (Difficult goals are more motivating. The more difficult, the more drive.)
o The more difficult, the more motivation
· Set specific goals (What, where, when, who, how)
o The more specific, the greater your chances of goal attainment
· Incorporate method of goal feedback (Goal re-evaluation at regular intervals)
o It is important to quantify your goals so you have some means of gauging progress if applicable. This concerns your goal specificity
· Accept your Goal – Why is this goal important to you?
· Have incentives as short-term goals for long-term goals
o Goal proximity affects motivation
o This is more effective for extrinsic goals (boring goals you’re uninterested in e.g. grunt work)
o Long-term goals often have “Lattice” like structures
§ Multiple short term goals contribute to attaining the long-term goal.
§ E.g. working out, getting your black belt, being a vegetarian all contribute to weight loss but are also individual goals.
· Goal setting Caveats (Plan for these e.g. when I encounter x I will do y.)
o Stress
o Prospect of failure
o Fixed goals limit flexibility
· Goal Performance
o Improves if the goal supports Autonomy, Competence, and/or Relatedness
§ This means your sense of self-efficacy, your skills, or your social life
o Goal setting should focus on the “Process” of attaining a goal, not the goal itself
§ Think about going out to meet women as opposed to having a girlfriend
§ Visualization also works like this, and so the secret is misleading.
· Visualizing the “process”, or problem solving, increases goal attainment
· Visualizing the end-goals increases hope (ineffective)
· 3 Demons of Goal Attainment (Plan for these e.g. when I encounter x I will do y.)
o Delay (From starting)
o Difficulty (Humps, plateaus)
o Disruption (Getting back on the horse after being interrupted)
· Misc. Tips
o Larger goals require more planning. Direct correlation for success.
o “Start with your master, finish with yourself”. – Chinese proverb
§ E.g. Guru’s can only start the fire, not take you all the way.
Some food for thought. If you want elaboration don't hesitate to ask
Plonki
