Today I came across quite a profound and painfully true quote from psychology professor Dr. Edward Deci. This quote comes from research on the human motivation to pursue change. Deci states: …goals that people are free to pursue can end up controlling the people who pursue them. Reading this quote sent my mind spinning for […]
One of the biggest determinants of your success in pursuing a difficult goal is your approach to stressful situations. Situations that you would classify as emergencies, failures, or accidents, among other misfortunes. You could approach these situations with the mindset of a person reacting to a threat. This mindset causes your brain to trigger emotions […]
Once you put a significant amount of effort into reaching a goal and you recognize you aren’t making enough progress you have three choices. You can do nothing, and keep getting what you are getting, which is obviously a bad choice. You can change your goal. Or, you can change your process. Assuming we agree […]