2 Books mentioned in "Dr. Emily Balcetis: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals | Huberman Lab Podcast #83" of Huberman Lab

In 2020, I learned of Dr. Balcetis's book, which was written for the general public and is entitled 'Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World.'

In this episode, Andrew Huberman discusses Dr. Emily Balcetis's book, 'Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World.' He shares how he discovered it in 2020, emphasizing that the book is intended for a general audience. He also mentions that he read the hard copy and listened to the audiobook.

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So that was a pretty monumental finding for motivation scientists, to understand that creating these dream boards, these vision boards, or to-do lists, might actually backfire, because it in and of itself is the creation of a goal and the satisfaction of the goal, and then people understandably give themselves some time to just enjoy that positive experience. So much for 'The Secret.'

In this segment, the speakers analyze the efficacy of visualizing goals and caution that practices like dream boards and to-do lists might not yield the desired results. Andrew Huberman mentions the self-help book 'The Secret,' known for its advocacy of visualization, highlighting its controversial stance on goal-setting.

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