How to set the right goals and stay motivated | Ayelet Fishbach

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🗓️ 19 August 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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You can't just "find" motivation, says scientist Ayelet Fishbach — you have to learn how to motivate yourself. She shares a handful of tips backed by 20 years of motivation research, offering surprisingly simple wisdom on how to optimize your goals, set yourself up for success and avoid the tempting calls of procrastination.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
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0:04.0	You're listening to Ted Talks daily,
0:11.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:14.8	I'm your host, Elise Hugh. I know I'm not alone and feeling unmotivated more often than I'd like.
0:20.8	In her 2023 talk, Social psychologist Ayelet Fishbach shares the science we need to maintain motivation
0:28.2	and the surprising findings that we can all put to use to do better when it comes to reaching our goals.
0:35.2	That's coming up after the break.
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1:11.5	A good friend has recently shared that she's feeling tired, like really tired.
1:19.0	Not I did not get enough sleep tired, but something deeper than that. She said she feels and I'm quoting as if
1:26.4	I have lost my motivation. I call her breath because she's so clearly dedicated to her job and conduct herself with
1:36.5	professionalism and kindness. She's a wonderful parent who cares for her children.
1:41.6	And she's very responsible when it gets to her finance and health.
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