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Doubting Your Doubts Could Save Your Goals

We all have doubts sometimes in pursuit of big goals. New study finds the bets way to fight self-doubt is with even more ...
YourTango

Study Finds People Who Always Reach Their Goals Often Share This One Trait, And It's Not Willpower

Whether it’s a New Year’s resolution or a mid-year reset, everyone loves to set goals. Not everyone loves following through with them, though. It is admittedly much easier to make a list of things ...
Fox News

Anger can motivate people to achieve their goals, new study suggests: 'Sharpened focus'

Looking to get stuff done? Being angry might help you there. Anger can be a powerful motivator for achieving goals, according to a new study from the American Psychological Association (APA). The ...
The Australian

Holding on to impossible goals does more harm than good, study finds

A Curtin University investigation of 235 previous studies across psychology, health and social science disciplines found impractical and unachievable personal targets led to stress, anxiety and ...
Runner's World

SMART Goals May Not Be as Helpful as You Think, Study Suggests

When it comes to creating a training plan, many experts and coaches create goals that are defined as SMART—which stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based. However, a ...
CNN

Smart wellness goals are backed by science-based studies. Be part of one

Resistance training could help me sleep better. Building incentives will help me exercise more. Good friendships will help me live longer. As a wellness writer, I spend a lot of my days reporting on ...
The Conversation

Getting AIs working toward human goals − study shows how to measure misalignment

Aidan Kierans has participated as an independent contractor in the OpenAI Red Teaming Network. His research described in this article was supported in part by the NSF Program on Fairness in AI in ...