Essentials: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals | Dr. Emily Balcetis
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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Emily Balcetis, PhD, a professor of psychology at New York University who studies how visual perception influences motivation and goal pursuit. She explains how to better visualize and overcome challenges to achieve physical or cognitive goals. We also explore the science of setting goals, measuring progress effectively and research showing how fitness level and energy state can shape how difficult the world appears.
Articles
- Focused and fired up: Narrowed attention produces perceived proximity and increases goal-relevant action(Motivation and Emotion)
- Sources of resources: Bioenergetic and psychoenergetic resources influence distance perception (Social Cognition)
- Positive fantasies about idealized futures sap energy (Journal of Experimental Social Psychology)
- Near and nothing to it: Perceived proximity improves exercise by increasing feasibility appraisals (Motivation Science)
Books
Other Resources
People Mentioned
- Joan Benoit Samuelson: Olympic marathon runner
- Gabriele Oettingen: professor of psychology, NYU
- Michael Phelps: Olympic swimmer
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Dr. Emily Balcetis: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals
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