Scientists Have Uncovered The Simple Secret To Achieving Difficult Goals
It's important to control your emotions.
People who can control their emotions and act decisively are much more likely to achieve difficult goals than those who tend to hesitate and postpone decisions. This is the conclusion reached by psychologists from the University of Trier in Germany. The work published in the journal Motivation and Emotion (ME).
The scientists relied on the theory of interaction of personal systems, according to which the success of achieving goals depends not so much on motivation or time, but on the ability to manage the internal state. So-called "action-oriented" people switch more easily from the planning stage to action, especially in stressful situations. Their opposite are the "state-oriented," who get stuck in reflection and doubt.
To test the theory, authors Karla Waldenmaier and Nikola Baumann conducted a four-week study involving 199 people, mostly students (average age 22). Each participant chose six personal goals, rated their difficulty, and reported a month later whether they had achieved them.
The results proved that the more difficult the goal, the lower the likelihood of achieving it. However, in the "action-oriented" participants, this relationship was weaker: they were more likely to succeed even with difficult tasks. But for the "state-oriented" participants, success decreased sharply as the goals became more difficult. There were almost no differences between the groups for easy tasks.
"Who climbs Everest? It all depends on how difficult a person considers that goal to be. For "acting" - it is another challenge, for "thinking" - an obstacle," - said the authors of the study.
The scientists emphasized that the key factor is self-regulation of emotions: the ability to remain calm when something goes wrong, and in time to move from analysis to action.
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