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Dr Emily Balcetis - How to Never Quit Your Long-Term Goals Using Neuroscience-Based Tools for Focus and Motivation

Change Wired

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The White Bracket Is in Contrary to Then Again

The white bracket is in contrast to the narrow scope of attention. When we're trying to move forward in a particular way and it's not working for us, some people might be thinking like, oh, I'm just done. This isn't working. So sometimes we just need to change the way to get to the goal. And that can be really useful when we need to disengage or switch course. Like Vera Wang started as a figure skater on an ice cream shop. That was her first career. She did step away from figure skating; she took a year to think about what she wanted to do with her life. The same is true as we're building out our perfect life

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