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Stick to your Goals with Dr. Maya Shankar on Slate's How To! Podcast

A Slight Change of Plans

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Is Self-Control a Muscle?

When we get that surge of motivation in us to try to accomplish a goal, we are embodying our most aspirational selves. Our ambitions exceed what's actually reasonable and practical. Try and set goals when you're in a similar psychological and physiological state as the one you'll be in when you're actually striving for that goal.

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