Approach Oriented Goals Are More Enjoyable and More Positive

With an approach oriented goal, 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. So am like a approachoriented goal, could be easy, could be hard, you never know. But with avoidance oriented goals, i think itis almost necessarily an uphill battle,. Because you're either telling yourself, i'm not going to do thi thing that i like to do. Or am like, i'm going to try to give up doing this thing that, even if i don't particularly like it.

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