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The Science of Adaptive Goal Dynamics


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Long-term goals, or distal goals, are objectives that require sustained effort over extended periods and are often characterized by a high final value despite a low initial probability of achievement.The intrinsic difficulty in pursuing these objectives lies in the motivational gap between the immediate discomfort, effort, and occasional failure, and the delayed, high-value reward. Successful long-term goal pursuit necessitates a robust and sustainable mechanism for motivation that can bridge this temporal gap and withstand inevitable setbacks. In this session, the team discuss this and various aspects to help deal with long term motivation.
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