Emily Balcetis on How to Focus and Accomplish Goals

<p>Emily Balcetis is an Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University. She is the author of more than 70 scientific publications and her work has been covered in Forbes, Newsweek, Time, National Public Radio, Cosmopolitan, GQ, and many others.&nbsp;She has also received numerous awards for her work.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Eric and Emily discuss her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=emily+balcetis&amp;crid=CBDHWVAVW74J&amp;sprefix=emily+b%2Caps%2C685&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clearer, Closer, Better:&nbsp;How Successful People See the World</a></p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p>Emily Balcetis and I Discuss How to Focus and Accomplish Goals and…</p><ul><li>Her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=emily+balcetis&amp;crid=CBDHWVAVW74J&amp;sprefix=emily+b%2Caps%2C685&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clearer, Closer, Better:&nbsp;How Successful People See the World</a></li><li>Her decision to tackle learning to play drums</li><li>The four tools of accomplishing a goal</li><li>What it means to materialize a goal</li><li>How our brains can’t be trusted to accurately assess our progress toward our goal</li><li>The importance of writing down and tracking&nbsp;progress&nbsp;</li><li>Figuring out what we want to accomplish AND creating a plan of action</li><li>Foreshadowing obstacles that might get in our way and how you’ll deal with them increases your chances of success</li><li>The value of narrowing your focus of attention</li><li>How time is a big determinant of what goals we set and whether we reach those goals</li><li>Finding ways to connect your current self