Wanting the result (the money, the body, the following) isn't the same as wanting the work. Before you commit, picture an ordinary Tuesday of doing it: the hours, the boring part, the setbacks. If you'd still choose that Tuesday, go. Daydreaming only about the finish line feels good and makes you do less.
P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.
E Evidence: built from practice. What works for coaches and practitioners. Labelled that way.
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In four studies (job seekers, students with a crush, exam takers, hip-surgery patients), positive fantasies about the outcome predicted less effort and worse results weeks to 2 years later, while realistic positive expectations predicted more (Oettingen & Mayer 2002, 🟡) · "wanting the result isn't wanting the actions" as a practitioner idea (🟠) · see 15 and 312.
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