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The Power of Goal Setting and Planning
Experts have reached a consensus that goal setting and planning is the most useful and sturdy finding. Research by psychologists at NYU, Peter Golwitzer and Gabrielle Ettingen, reveals the importance of realistic goal setting. Positive fantasies and visualizing the future are powerful, but incomplete. When setting a goal, visualizing it helps in committing to the goal, termed as 'crossing the Rubicon of commitment' by the psychologists.