Goals Toolkit: How to Set & Achieve Your Goals

In this episode, I describe science-based protocols to set and
achieve your goals in a way that maximizes the likelihood of
reaching them. I explain how to define a priority and reach a
specific goal by systematically assessing the challenge level,
measurability, milestones, and action states needed to make
progress from start to finish. I also explain research-supported
tools to improve your performance during cognitive or physical goal
work — including directed visualization, variable reward timing,
and optimizing your physical environment. I also dispel common
myths about goal setting and achievement. This episode provides a
science-supported toolkit of zero-cost strategies for goal-setting,
goal-pursuit, and goal-completion that can be applied to any
physical or cognitive endeavor. For show notes, including
referenced articles and additional resources, please visit
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https://livemomentous.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Goal
Setting Toolkit (00:02:26) Sponsors: LMNT & Waking Up
(00:04:43) Biology of Goal Setting & Pursuit (00:08:50) Tool 1:
Choose a Priority Goal (00:12:04) Tool 2: Pursue Lofty Goals
(00:17:23) Tool 3: Define Verb Actions, Measurability &
Specificity; Writing vs. Typing (00:24:06) Tool 4: Visual Reminder
Myth; “Post-It Fallacy” (00:26:44) Tool 5: Accountability Myth,
“Don’t Tell the World” Rule (00:31:35) Intrinsic Motivation &
Goal Achievement  (00:33:22) Sponsor: AG1 (00:33:54) Tool 6:
Measurable Goal; Quarterly Cycle (00:37:35) Tool 7: Quantifiable
Goals; Book Writing (00:43:34) Tool 8: Visualization of End;
Motivation & Negative Thinking (00:50:38) Sponsor:
InsideTracker (00:51:44) Tool 9: Visual Target/Finish Line Training
& Perceived Effort (01:05:50) Tool 10: Distance from Phone
(01:08:31) Tool 11: Random, Intermittent Reinforcement; Cognitive
Rewards (01:17:11) Tool 12: “Middle Problem”; Time Chunking
(01:23:16) Tool 13: Circadian Rhythm & Attention (01:30:09)
Tool 14: Protocol Flexibility, Subjective Feelings (01:32:13)
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