Personal goal setting

Six Thinking Hats

Six Thinking Hats

Balancing optimism, realism, and critical analysis for self-improvement.

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Depth-First Search

Depth-First Search

Goal-Setting: Using DFS to fully develop one personal or professional goal before moving on to the next can lead to more achievable and well-defined objectives.
Pessimism Bias

Pessimism Bias

Personal Goal-Setting: Recognizing pessimism bias can help you set achievable personal goals, maintaining a positive outlook on your potential accomplishments.
Optimism Bias

Optimism Bias

Personal Goal-Setting: Recognizing optimism bias can help you set achievable personal goals, considering potential obstacles and developing strategies to overcome them.
SMART Goals

SMART Goals

Goal Setting: Setting SMART goals for goal-setting itself can lead to a more structured and effective approach to achieving dreams and aspirations.
Clustering Bias/Illusion

Clustering Bias/Illusion

Personal Goal-Setting: Recognizing clustering bias can help you set more realistic and achievable personal goals, without assuming that a series of accomplishments or setbacks indicates a pattern.
Ikigai

Ikigai

Goal-Setting: Understanding Ikigai can help you set personal and professional goals that align with your values and passions, increasing your chances of success.
SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis

Goal Setting: Applying SWOT to personal or professional goals allows individuals to identify the strengths and weaknesses they bring to achieving those goals, recognize opportunities for progress, and anticipate potential obstacles or threats.
Sunk Cost Fallacy

Sunk Cost Fallacy

Goal-Setting: Understanding the sunk cost fallacy can help you reevaluate and adjust personal or professional goals without feeling constrained by past efforts.
Five Whys

Five Whys

Personal goal-setting: Identifying the reasons for not achieving goals to create more effective plans for success.
Peak-End Rule

Peak-End Rule

Personal goal-setting: Breaking down larger goals into smaller, memorable milestones and celebrating achievements to maintain motivation.