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Keep your goals to yourself | Derek Sivers

Why it was recommended

I did not really put two and two together until I saw this talk[0] many years ago and it clicked.

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What it covers

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. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel
TED
Length
3 min 46 sec
Year
2010
Open on YouTube

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