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I'm not the person you replied to, but... Could it be Derek Sivers' TED Talk "Keep your goals to yourself"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHopJHSlVo4 https:

• milohax 7y ago
  I haven't watched this (I'm on a bus, bandwidth concerns) but the title just made me think: "yes, keep your goals to myself. In a diary. That way I won't be demotivated by premature announcement, yet I'll be bursting to have something to show when I make progress" Promissing to ones self, for me at least, is a motivator because I trust myself more, and the trust is reinforced as I complete goals. But announcing "I'm doing this thing" either causes anxiety, or demotivates nectar is already our there, as the article describes.