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Goal Setting and Behavior Change (Replay of Episode 71)

The Stronger By Science Podcast

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Approach Oriented Goals Are More Enjoyable and More Positive

With with avoidance oriented goals you're trying to not do something you're currently doing and generally you're only currently doing something either because you like to do it or it's just like the convenient thing to do. With approach oriented goals you know especially if you're the type of person who likes novelty likes does new things it may just be easy and fun to do or you know it could be challenging but there's a spectrum there. I feel like the vast majority of approach oriented goals are going to be challenging and fairly unpleasantYeah in the psychological ramifications I think are also really intuitive because you've identified this avoidance goal it's this thing about you and the way you behave that you think is bad right

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