Although these are all admirable goals, the real question is how to stick with them. The studies cover a wide range of goals – exercise, healthy eating, meditation, and doing homework – and ages ranged from adolescence to adulthood. All six studies demonstrated the importance of creating routines and habits to make progress toward goals. The data suggest that habits are more important to achieving goals than sheer determination or “willpower.” Come up with measurable targets. An evidence-based strategy to avoid this problem is to create interim goals, or landmarks, along the way that help to refresh your motivation.

Source: Forbes December 31, 2023 15:09 UTC