Comments on: Fat 2 Fit #84 – Declarations of Purposeful Objectives http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2009/12/fat-2-fit-84-declarations-of-purposeful-objectives/ Weight Loss & Fitness Podcast with Russ Turley & Jeff Ainslie Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:45:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff Ainslie http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2009/12/fat-2-fit-84-declarations-of-purposeful-objectives/comment-page-1/#comment-14571 Jeff Ainslie Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:10:54 +0000 http://www.fat2fitradio.com/?p=973#comment-14571 I heard about this study as being one of those "pop culture" myths as well after we published the episode. There is another book that is coming out on January 6, 2010 by Richard Wiseman that is challenging many widely held beliefs about goal setting, self-help etc. It's called "59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot". http://www.amazon.com/59-Seconds-Think-Little-Change/dp/0307273407/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262667811&sr=8-1 Hopefully this will provide some better science to goal setting as well. I heard about this study as being one of those “pop culture” myths as well after we published the episode.

There is another book that is coming out on January 6, 2010 by Richard Wiseman that is challenging many widely held beliefs about goal setting, self-help etc. It’s called “59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot”.

http://www.amazon.com/59-Seconds-Think-Little-Change/dp/0307273407/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262667811&sr=8-1

Hopefully this will provide some better science to goal setting as well.

]]> By: Fitz http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2009/12/fat-2-fit-84-declarations-of-purposeful-objectives/comment-page-1/#comment-14563 Fitz Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:30:52 +0000 http://www.fat2fitradio.com/?p=973#comment-14563 Hi guys, love the show. Always informative and entertaining. Thanks. Just thought you'd like to know that the Harvard study (asking the class who had (written) goals and then tracking their success) doesn't seem to have actually existed. http://sidsavara.com/personal-productivity/fact-or-fiction-the-truth-about-the-harvard-written-goal-study From Sid Savara's article it seems there has been only one actual study done looking at written goals. It supports the notion that you will be more successful if you write your goals down rather than just thinking about them. http://sidsavara.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/researchsummary2.pdf All the best for 2010, Fitz Hi guys, love the show. Always informative and entertaining. Thanks.

Just thought you’d like to know that the Harvard study (asking the class who had (written) goals and then tracking their success) doesn’t seem to have actually existed.

http://sidsavara.com/personal-productivity/fact-or-fiction-the-truth-about-the-harvard-written-goal-study

From Sid Savara’s article it seems there has been only one actual study done looking at written goals. It supports the notion that you will be more successful if you write your goals down rather than just thinking about them.

http://sidsavara.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/researchsummary2.pdf

All the best for 2010,
Fitz

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