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The Science of Setting and Achieving Goals | Emily Balcetis | Knowledge Project Podcast

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Social psychologist Emily Balcetis goes in-depth on understanding how people’s perceptions of the world fuel their motivations and life goals, what she’s learned from studying some of the world’s most successful people and how they set goals, and how you can get better results in life if you change the way you see the world and where you place your focus. -- 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Perception Reality Gap 11:14 - The background of the Perception-Reality Gap 16:30 - How to use what you see to accomplish goals 34:30 - On the Goal Gradient Hypothesis 40:37 - Using science to set better goals 46:00 - How Michael Phelps prepared for failure 51:36 - The ideal frequency for goal-setting 57:37 - The relationship between what we say and what we do 1:01:45 - Optimism vs pessimism 1:05:30 - How to use the environment to accomplish goals 1:13:00 - Advice for setting and keeping New Year’s Resolutions 1:17:40 - Setting process-based goals 1:21:00 - On dealing …...more
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Intro

0:00

Perception Reality Gap

1:30

The background of the Perception-Reality Gap

11:14

How to use what you see to accomplish goals

16:30

On the Goal Gradient Hypothesis

34:30

Using science to set better goals

40:37

How Michael Phelps prepared for failure

46:00

The ideal frequency for goal-setting

51:36

The relationship between what we say and what we do

57:37

Optimism vs pessimism

1:01:45

How to use the environment to accomplish goals

1:05:30

Advice for setting and keeping New Year’s Resolutions

1:13:00

Setting process-based goals

1:17:40

On dealing with stress and priorities

1:21:00

What Balcetis sees as wasting time

1:23:30

What does success mean to Balcetis?

1:24:30
The Science of Setting and Achieving Goals | Emily Balcetis | Knowledge Project Podcast
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2022Dec 13
Social psychologist Emily Balcetis goes in-depth on understanding how people’s perceptions of the world fuel their motivations and life goals, what she’s learned from studying some of the world’s most successful people and how they set goals, and how you can get better results in life if you change the way you see the world and where you place your focus. -- 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Perception Reality Gap 11:14 - The background of the Perception-Reality Gap 16:30 - How to use what you see to accomplish goals 34:30 - On the Goal Gradient Hypothesis 40:37 - Using science to set better goals 46:00 - How Michael Phelps prepared for failure 51:36 - The ideal frequency for goal-setting 57:37 - The relationship between what we say and what we do 1:01:45 - Optimism vs pessimism 1:05:30 - How to use the environment to accomplish goals 1:13:00 - Advice for setting and keeping New Year’s Resolutions 1:17:40 - Setting process-based goals 1:21:00 - On dealing with stress and priorities 1:23:30 - What Balcetis sees as wasting time 1:24:30 - What does success mean to Balcetis? -- OUR FREE NEWSLETTER: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ 📈  OUR MOST POPULAR INTERVIEWS 🎬  The Full Story of Naval Ravikant:    • The Angel Philosopher Naval Ravikant ...   🎬  Bill Ackman - Getting Back Up:    • Bill Ackman: Dealing with Haters, My ...   🎬  Secrets to Healthy Relationships with Esther Perel:    • Secrets to Healthy Relationships | Es...   🎙 Listen to the show  iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1VyK52N... GET IN TOUCH 🌍 Our website - www.fs.blog JOIN OUR COMMUNITY https://fs.blog/membership/ ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Like the mentor you’ve always dreamed of having, The Knowledge Project shares timely yet timeless lessons for work and life. Past guests include Naval Ravikant, Daniel Kahneman, Jim Collins, Angela Duckworth, Seth Godin, Melanie Mitchell, & Esther Perel.
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