Fantasizing about future success reduces motivation
We often motivate ourselves by using fantasies or being optimistic about the future. Because, we all belief that dreaming about a positive future helps motivate us towards that goal. What if i said this isn’t true?
Jeremy reported that psychologists have reasons for saying fantasizing about future success is actually bad for motivation. And that is, getting a taste of the future now reduces the drive to achieve it. And there is better ways to commit a goal, other than using fantasies.
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- Gal, David, and Rucker, Derek, When in doubt, shout. Psychological Science, October 13, 2010
- Psyblog.
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