REVIEW: “Psychology of achievement. How to Achieve Your Goals ", Heidi Grant Halvorson

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

What do we know about goals? Have come up with. They wrote it down. We'll drop by sometimes. For 99%, this is where the work with goals ends. It turns out that there are a lot of approaches and rules …

Did you know that only less than 3% of humanity sets goals for the year?

Yes, we knew!

We need to set goals. We need to make a plan. And walk along it without turning.

All this is chewed-chewed a hundred times! What could be new here?

Don't jump to conclusions. Today's book could be titled Everything You Need to Know About Goals and Achieving Them. BUT didn’t know, and therefore fail and lack of motivation”.

We all set goals wrong. Why? The answer is in this review!

What do we know about goals?

Have come up with. They wrote it down. We'll drop by sometimes.

For 99%, this is where the work with goals ends.

It turns out that there are a lot of approaches and rules:

• How to choose a goal.
• How to formulate a goal.
• What to focus on (for example, prevention or expansion, but there are only three criteria).
• How to make a plan to achieve a goal.
• How to stick to your plan.
• How to set goals for others (employees, children …).
• Why people don't achieve their goals. Typical mistakes.

So, before you is almost a scientific treatise. About goals.

About myself

I finally figured out my motivation. How many books on motivation have I read and only in this one have I found why the negative motivates me the most. And almost does not motivate the positive.

If there is a fire, force majeure, "truncated, boss" - I can plow for a month like a tractor fueled with rocket fuel.

And if I am successful, motivation falls, there is only pleasant relaxation.

Why do I immediately notice subtle points, possible failures, and so on in any project?

The wife said that she had never seen a greater pessimist. It sounded insulting.

After reading the book, I realized that I am a person with a preventive mindset.

This has its advantages:

• In difficult situations, I do not lose heart, but only mobilize even more.
• The work is done by me precisely and accurately.

And cons:

It's hard for me to grow, to capture new markets, to try something new

Now I'm going to do some experiments with negative motivation in the near future. It will be interesting. I will write about it in detail here or in the blog.

In short, the book "poked me". I am sure that you will also find in the book something of that kind for yourself.

Format

The book is big. Hard to read. Not for beginners.

Claims to be scientific, but still there are few references to real scientific work, research, etc. More rhetoric.

Many thoughts are repeated a dozen times, and you already start to get tired. Plus, a third of the book is essentially a retelling of another good book, Flexible Consciousness, which I have already reviewed. However, you forgive this, because thoughts are valuable))

The book will be convenient to reread from time to time - there is a rather detailed summary at the end of each chapter.

Outcomes

Grade: 8/10.

Read: necessarily.

I have been waiting for this book for a long time. I am often asked to recommend something to read on goal setting. And I didn't know what to say. Now I know.