#58: The Psychology of Goal Setting ft. Dr. Emily Balcetis

Emily Balcetis, social psychologist and professor of psychology at New York University, talks about the psychology of goal setting, tips and psychological tools for achieving goals, framing, growth mindset vs. fixed mindset, goal gradient hypothesis and foreshadowing failure.

Emily: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-balcetis-6b2853165/

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:04 Why Do We Set Goals?

5:02 How Do You Visualise Your Long-Term Goals?

11:47: Tools For Visualising Goals Better

15:04 Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset

17:16 How Do You Develop A Growth Mindset?

21:28 Tools For Achieving Goals Better

33:53 How Do You Break A Goal Into Subgoals?

39:36 Psychological Immunity To Goal Setting

42:03 Overconfidence

43:42 What Is The Goal Gradient Hypothesis?

46:01 Foreshadowing Failure

51:13 Lego Interpretation

51:48 Positive Influences (Books, Movies, Role Models)

53:12 Legacy, Objective Reality & Meaning Of Life

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