Writing down your goals makes you 42% more likely to achieve them. Great share by: Lukas Stangl Original post below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Writing down your goals makes you 42% more likely to achieve them. Yet 99% of people won't do it. Here are 3 research-backed truths that will change how you think about goals: —— 1/ 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝟗𝟎% 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. Everyone tells you to "start small." The research says the opposite. 30 years of studies prove this. Specific, difficult goals beat easy ones. Your brain needs challenge to activate. Without resistance, you coast. —— 2/ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐢𝐟-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧" 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝟔𝟓%. Meta-analysis of 94 studies proved this works. Instead of: "I will improve my productivity." Use: "If it's 9am Monday, then I tackle my hardest task." This creates automatic behavior. Your prefrontal cortex doesn't have to decide. —— 3/ 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 + 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 = 𝟕𝟔% 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬. Another study tracked 270 people across 5 groups. Group 1: Just thought about goals (43% success) Group 5: Wrote + shared + weekly updates (76%) That's 33% improvement just from accountability. —— The uncomfortable reality: Your goals aren't failing because they're too big. They're failing because you follow bad advice. Stop making it easier. Start making it systematic. ——