Understanding Goal Setting and Social Reality

The video discusses the counterproductive nature of sharing personal goals. It explains that sharing goals creates a 'social reality' that tricks the mind into feeling the goal is already achieved, reducing motivation to work towards it. Historical and experimental evidence is presented to support this claim. The video concludes with strategies to resist the urge to share goals and focus on the necessary work to achieve them.

What is the initial feeling when you share your personal goal with someone?

• A sense of anxiety

• A feeling of accomplishment

• A feeling of confusion

• A sense of relief

What is the term used to describe the psychological effect of sharing goals?

• Motivational boost

• Social reality

• Goal illusion

• Cognitive dissonance

According to the speaker, what happens to motivation when a goal is shared?

• It increases significantly

• It decreases

• It becomes unpredictable

• It remains unchanged

Who is the founder of social psychology mentioned in the talk?

• Carl Jung

• Kurt Lewin

• Sigmund Freud

• Albert Bandura

What did Wera Mahler discover about goal acknowledgment?

• It increases motivation

• It feels real in the mind

• It has no effect on goal achievement

• It makes goals harder to achieve

In the study, how long did participants who kept their goals private work on average?

• 33 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 15 minutes

What was the average time spent by participants who announced their goals?

• 60 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 33 minutes

What is one strategy suggested to maintain motivation without sharing goals?

• Announce your goal to everyone

• Delay social acknowledgment

• Ignore the goal completely

• Set smaller goals

How can you talk about your goal without losing motivation?

• By stating it without satisfaction

• By avoiding any mention of it

• By expressing it with satisfaction

• By exaggerating the goal

What should you do next time you feel tempted to share your goal?

• Keep it to yourself

• Tell only one person

• Share it immediately

• Write it down and forget it