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Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers

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Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers

A four-minute TED talk in which Derek Sivers argues that announcing your goals can make you less likely to achieve them. He cites psychology research going back to the 1920s.

Commenters credit it with changing how they handle plans and recommend it as a short, sourced talk.

8 Hacker News mentions · 2010–2023

Topics

  • Productivity & self-improvement
  • Psychology & human behavior

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