

The Science of Setting & Achieving Ambitious Goals | Dr. Alan Barnard & Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Aug 23, 2023
Dr. Alan Barnard and Dr. Benjamin Hardy discuss the science of setting and achieving ambitious goals. They explore topics such as capitalizing on positive stress, overcoming protection mechanisms, blowing up situations and the impact of apologizing, exploring probability and decision-making in the brain, biases in goal-setting, the importance of trust and taking action, and tracking progress and commitment towards goals.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Capitalizing on Positive Stress and Overcoming Protection Mechanisms
02:12 • 3min
The Impact of Blowing Up a Situation
05:12 • 14min
Exploring Probability, Prediction, and Decision-Making
18:45 • 3min
The Biases of Ambitious Goal-Setting
21:20 • 20min
The Importance of Trust and Taking Action
41:06 • 2min
Tracking Progress and Commitment Towards Goals
42:39 • 3min