It’s an interesting point, but they’re just reviewing the evidence…
A better exercise to not fall into self-deception is ‘mental contrasting’, in which you first think about achieving your goals, and then about the obstacles that stand in your way and how to overcome them. It might also help in goal achievement, especially in combination with a technique called ‘implementation intention’.[1]
Wang G, Wang Y and Gai X (2021) A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions on Goal Attainment. Front. Psychol. 12:565202. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.565202
It’s an interesting point, but they’re just reviewing the evidence…
A better exercise to not fall into self-deception is ‘mental contrasting’, in which you first think about achieving your goals, and then about the obstacles that stand in your way and how to overcome them. It might also help in goal achievement, especially in combination with a technique called ‘implementation intention’.[1]
Wang G, Wang Y and Gai X (2021) A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Mental Contrasting With Implementation Intentions on Goal Attainment. Front. Psychol. 12:565202. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.565202