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Enter Stanford neurobiologist Dr. Andrew Huberman, and the Set and Achieve Goals episode of his Huberman Lab podcast. (With a h/t to Jack Moses.) Huberman lays out the science behind goal achievement, ...

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You know that little jolt of happiness you get when you finally finish a big project or simply check off a task on your to-do list? That feeling comes from dopamine, a neurotransmitter that acts like ...

Life goals are the desired states that people seek to obtain, maintain or avoid (Nair, 2003). Our lives include many different pieces so life goals can include relationship goals, career goals, ...

Milkman is the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, host of the Choiceology podcast from Charles Schwab, Co-Director of the Behavior Change for Good ...

Time is money. You always work hard to achieve goals, but when you struggle to control the amount of time spent on specific tasks, your work and well-being suffer. You miss deadlines. You lack a ...

When George Doran coined the idea of SMART goals in 1981, he probably didn’t know how popular it would be. But popular it remains. The proliferation of the concept makes sense. Specific, Measurable, ...

Turns out there is. In a study conducted by Gail Matthews of Dominican University, participants were assigned to one of five groups: Group 1 thought about their goals. Group 2 wrote down their goals. ...

As the end of 2025 approaches, a viral TikTok trend is helping people achieve their wellness goals: “The Great Lock In” encourages participants to finish the year strong by fully focusing on their ...