2. Choose a Goal to Create a Journey. Instead of setting life goals, think about setting a life direction. Figure out the things that would create a fun, meaningful, compelling journey.

How to Set Life Goals. Setting specific and slightly difficult goals—like "I will run a marathon by running a little further each day for a year"—tends to go better than setting vague or ...

Life goal development, educational attainment, and occupational outcomes: A 12-year, multisample longitudinal study.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2024; DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000499; ...

Attaining life goals isn't always possible — certain kinds of privilege can be a factor, or life just gets in the way — but being able to reframe those setbacks was associated with a reduced ...