What Everyone Gets Wrong About Goals

It’s 2024 and hopefully you haven’t already given up on your goals for the year. Today, we’re going to talk about the best and worst ways to set goals. We’ll talk about the factors that make you more likely to achieve your goals, why you lose motivation by week three, and the most common error everyone makes when deciding to change themselves for the better. We’ll also be sharing some of our personal goal disasters along the way to learn what not to do. We’d also like you to share your goals with us! Details on how to do that are here. Happy New Year. CHAPTERS Chapters 00:00:00 | Introduction 00:01:07 | Mistake #1: Aiming too high 00:03:01 | Mistake #2: Doing everything at once 00:09:29 | Mistake #3: Neglecting systems 00:13:26 | Mistake #4: Not making it fun 00:16:19 | Mistake #5: Making it too easy 00:17:13 | Mistake #6: Doing it for others 00:25:12 | Extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation in goal setting 00:30:18 | Mark’s 2024 goal 00:34:43 | Drew’s 2024 goal 00:41:32 | Your 2024 goals ⇨ Sign up for my newsletter, Your Next Breakthrough. It will help make you a less awful person: ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://markmanson.net/breakthrough⁩⁠⁠⁠ ⇨ Get clarity on what actually matters. Try Purpose, Mark's AI mentor app that learns your patterns, challenges your blind spots, and helps you take action. Get started at ⁠⁠⁠⁨https://bit.ly/4w46FMH⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW MARK Mark's IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/markmanson⁠ Solved IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/solvedpodcast/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/markmanson⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmanson/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@IAmMarkManson