Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan: The Science of Actually Doing It

Everyone told you to visualize success. The research says that, on its own, it makes you less likely to get it. This course teaches what actually works instead: mental contrasting (imagine the outcome, then confront the obstacle inside you) combined with implementation intentions (if this happens, then I will do that). Together they are called MCII, and Gabriele Oettingen's team packages them for the public as Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan. You will finish able to run the method correctly on a real goal of your own, explain why each of the four steps is there, and, just as importantly, say honestly what the evidence does and does not support. Every study is cited with a DOI. The effects are real and they are modest, and this course tells you which is which.

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