That sounds very much like a "ritual magic" technique. Beyond the document you might include visual, olfactory, etc cues. Pictures and incense etc that create p

That sounds very much like a "ritual magic" technique. Beyond the document you might include visual, olfactory, etc cues. Pictures and incense etc that create positive goal-achievement-associated feelings and ideas. Maybe a physical metaphor of progress too (...as this candle burns lower so I approach my goal...). Ritual magic enthusiasts (like Aleister Crowley for example) would say that you are actually imposing your will upon the stuff of reality in this controlled way, or something like that. Fascinating stuff.