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E15 Why We Fail at Setting and Achieving Goals and What to Do About it
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The Pitfalls of Goal Setting and the Cycle of Endless Goals
The purpose of creating a goal is to achieve it, not to create more goals. However, people often fall into the trap of creating new goals once they achieve the existing ones, leading to an endless cycle of setting and pursuing goals. This cycle can result in feelings of anxiety and existential angst, as individuals constantly feel the need to do more and be better. The speaker sees this as a significant issue that many people struggle with, akin to the 'cobra effect' in goal setting.
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