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Science says superachievers don’t set avoidance goals. Here’s why successful people set approach goals

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16.12.2025

We all have goals, but at least some of the difference in achieving those goals comes down to how you frame them.

In a study published in PLOS One, the researchers separated participants’ goals into two basic categories:

Why does the difference matter? Compared with people who set avoidance goals, people who set approach goals were significantly more likely to stay the course.

Partly that’s........

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