{"id":10472,"date":"2019-08-01T00:19:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T08:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/?page_id=10472"},"modified":"2022-08-09T00:58:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T08:58:27","slug":"the-best-articles-on-goal-setting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scotthyoung.com\/blog\/the-best-articles-on-goal-setting\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Articles on Goal-Setting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 5 Best Articles<\/h2>\n

I’ve written hundreds of articles which touch on goal-setting. If you’re not sure where to start, here are the best five:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. Set Goals in the Middle<\/a> Why, for some pursuits, it’s actually better to wait before picking your target.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Two Types of Growth<\/a> We tend to see progress as a straight line. In practice, diminishing and accelerating returns are more common. Here’s how to spot them and how it should alter your approach to your goals and projects.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Do the Real Thing<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Why It’s So Hard to Stick to Your Goals (And How to Make it Easy)<\/a> I introduce the action-intention gap, and how to close it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. On Keeping Your Word<\/a> We all instinctively avoid breaking promises to others. But what about the promises we make to ourselves?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    In addition to my articles on goal-setting, I teach a course on how to create goals and systems to take the aspirations you have and make them happen in your life. If you’ve ever felt like the gap between what you intend to do and what actually happens is large, this is the course to close the gulf.<\/p>\n

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