
Self-Applied Behavioral Science with David Perrott
The Behavioral Design Podcast
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Is Goal Setting a Part of Building a System?
I think it's important first of all to just understand that goals are good and bad relative to the context in which you're using them in. In terms of setting up the goals, it's important to focus on that behavior and really narrow it down to a concrete specific action within a particular context. When you're thinking about the long run, I think it's actually better to just throw that framework out completely and think about ambiguous, fuzzy, broader goals. As we've learned from COVID, the future is inherently unpredictable.
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