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Episode 3303:

Victoria Jung explores the surprising psychology behind goal sharing, revealing how announcing your intentions might either boost your progress or sabotage it. By shifting focus from simply declaring end goals to sharing structured action steps and updates, you can harness community support while keeping your motivation alive.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://freeformfitness.ca/should-you-share-your-goals-or-not/

Quotes to ponder:

"By speaking your goals out loud, your brain believes that you have achieved it."

"Participants who shared their goal and their progress on Twitter lost more weight than those who did not."

"Instead of your brain hearing the final goal, it hears a blueprint and a plan to achieve a goal."

Episode references:

Journal of Translational Behavioral Medicine: https://link.springer.com/journal/13142

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