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> That's why if you want to reach a goal, you should tell as many of your friends and family about it as possible so you risk "losing face" if you fail. If onl
by pknight 12y ago
> That's why if you want to reach a goal, you should tell as many of your friends and family about it as possible so you risk "losing face" if you fail.
If only that were the case, that would be grand. The opposite tends to be true more of the time. http://www.psych.nyu.edu/gollwitzer/09_Gollwitzer_Sheeran_Seifert_Michalski_When_Intentions_.pdf http://www.psych.nyu.edu/gollwitzer/09_Gollwitzer_Sheeran_Se...
- tedks 12y agoI'm glad you linked to that; I think it's a great study. Personally, I think there are probably goals more suitable for using social pressure for, and goals more suitable to keep secret. But I've still kept most of my goals secret until I have at least an MVP so I don't fall victim to the short-ciruiting mentioned in the article.