The Pros and Cons of Having Clear Goals

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Goals are good motivators, but be careful not to let them become the object of your desire.
Goals should be pursued in comparison to other things that you might pursue, but be aware of the cost benefit analysis.

I recently sat down for a live event and Q&A with the great Annie Duke to discuss her new book, Quit: The power of knowing when to walk away. This episode is the audio from that event. Quit is all about how to develop a very particular skill: how to train your brain to make it easier to know which goals and plans are worth sticking to and which are not.

- Toronto Live Event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-minds-change-a-conversation-lab-with-david-mcraney-misha-glouberman-tickets-410047431907

- How Minds Change: www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome

- Show Notes: www.youarenotsosmart.com

- Newsletter: https://davidmcraney.substack.com

- Annie Duke's Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnieDuke