Goal setting in human life

Authors: Akenteva S.O.
Published in issue: #9(14)/2017
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2017-9-156
Category: Humanities | Chapter: Philosophy Science
Keywords: goals, result, intention, individual, activity, goal setting
Published: 14.09.2017

We study two contrasting approaches to goal setting and classify people into two types: "goaloholics" and "people of the flow". We describe how these approaches affect the life and health of a person. We determine the role the goal plays in human life and provide advice on preventing goal setting-related stress for each of the personality types.

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