Happy New Year! What mystical, magical power does January hold that makes it THEE month we swear we're going to get our mind, money, and of course, our spiritual lives, right? We head to the local craft store and buy the latest "Happy Me" Planner and all those damn stickers! Head home and binge-watch 10,000 hours of content about goal planning and productivity.
January is the month millions master the art of planning--so why don't our well-laid plans have the power to stick? In this episode of, That Wasn't In My Textbook, your favorite historian (me) will:
I'll explain the psychological boost we experience when passing temporal landmarks (And, if you have no idea what a temporal landmark is--you should be hitting that play button right now).
We also get into the dark side of this phenomenon and discuss strategies to benefit from the science while avoiding the drama that comes with less-than-effective goal planning.
Episode Highlights:Research Information:
1. Katherine Milkman, PhD., at Harvard, who is currently a Professor at the Wharton School
2. Hengchen Dai GRW 15, who received her Ph.D. in OID at Wharton in 2015 and is now an Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations and Behavioral Decision Making at UCLA;
3. Jason Riis, Ph.D., former Wharton Lecturer and Research Scholar and now Chief Behavioral Scientist at Behavioralize
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The episode was researched and scripted by host Latoya Coleman (Toya From Harlem).
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