Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals | Dr. Emily Balcetis

My guest this episode is Dr. Emily Balcetis, PhD, Professor of
Psychology at New York University (NYU). Dr. Balcetis’ research
focuses on how our perception of the world, particularly our visual
perceptions, influences our level and persistence of motivation,
how we conceptualize goals, actual goal achievement, and our
emotional state as we pursue goals. Dr. Balcetis explains how to
best visualize and overcome challenges in pursuit of larger,
complex goals. We also discuss the science of how to define goals
and intermediate milestones, overcome obstacles, and effectively
track progress. This episode highlights science-based, immediately
actionable tools that anyone can use to set and achieve physical
and/or cognitive goals more effectively. For the full show notes,
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Balcetis, Visualization of Goals & Motivation (00:03:41)
Sponsors: LMNT (00:08:08) Vision & Motivation (00:11:37) Tool:
Narrowing Visual Focus & Improving Exercise (00:21:39)
Adjusting Visual Attention & Perceived Fatigue (00:25:14) Tool:
Visual Focus “Spotlight” (00:27:57) Tool: Goal Gradient Hypothesis,
Visual Spotlight to Increase Effort (00:32:23) Sponsor: AG1
(00:35:00) Defining Goals vs. Accomplishing Goals, Dream Boards
& Goal Lists  (00:41:28) Tool: How to Setting Better Goals
& Identify Obstacles (00:46:38) Vision is Unique, Challenging
the Visual System, Realistic Goals & Micro-Goals (00:57:12) Do
Fit People View the World Differently?, States of Body & Visual
Experiences (01:05:54) Caffeine, Stimulants, Visual Windows &
Motivation (01:10:13) Tools: Goal Setting & Cognitive
(Non-Physical) Goals, Data Collection (01:21:54) Year in Review
& Memory (01:26:32) Visual Tools & Mental Health,
Depression & Visual Priming (01:31:33) Focusing Attention &
Increasing Visual Detail/Resolution (01:36:12) Zero-Cost Support,
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