Frameworks · Mind · 155

Tell someone above you, not everyone

Tell one person the plan and the date. Not everyone the identity.

PWe reviewed the research on it.Meaning and purpose

Hand-drawn diagram of framework 155, Tell someone above you, not everyone: Tell one person the plan and the date. Not everyone the identity.
Framework 155 · in one look
How to use it

Announcing an identity ("I'm going to be a lawyer") made some people act on it less. Sharing a specific goal with someone whose judgement you respect raised commitment. Tell one person the plan and the date; share progress publicly, not the identity.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

Sources

Gollwitzer et al. 2009 (not replicated) · Klein et al. 2020.

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