Quote Originally Posted by Buffalobiian View Post
Then again, this assumes that your sense of accomplishment hinders you from actually accomplishing something. The study did some tests and inferred the end result from there. It didn't actually look at how well people achieved the goals that they spoke about.
Yeah as with most studies, this study assumes a lot from a very narrow set of parameters and observations. Still, what goes for most people usually doesn't hold for me, so while I can see most people quitting after getting the social approval for setting their goals, I only get that high from actually completing those goals. Maybe it's because I'm used to people doubting that I will accomplish those goals...