If you don’t believe you’ll succeed, then some parts of you will resist your goal, and your progress will be frustratingly slow.
A study has found that you are more likely to perform well if you do not think too hard, and instead trust your instincts.
But when a task is presented as fun, researchers report in a new study, the same individuals often do worse than those who are less motivated to achieve.
Unlike with short-term finite goals, the unconscious will continue to positively value objects related to the long-term goals, even after a level of success has been achieved.