Myth, as referred to in an update to the link you provided: https://sidsavara.com/fact-or-fiction-the-truth-about-the-harvard-written-goal-study/ https://sidsav

Myth, as referred to in an update to the link you provided: https://sidsavara.com/fact-or-fiction-the-truth-about-the-harvard-written-goal-study/ https://sidsavara.com/fact-or-fiction-the-truth-about-the-ha... Though it's claimed that the myth did prompt an actual study (not peer reviewed?) https://sidsavara.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/researchsummary2.pdf https://sidsavara.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/researchsum... Which claims to support a fuzzier notion that writing things down helps achieve a goal.