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• Archive: 5 Key Insights from author Emily BalcetisEmily Balcetis, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at New York University.
• Her work has been covered by Forbes, Newsweek, Time, National Public Radio, Scientific American, and The Atlantic, and she has lectured at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and more.
• Her TEDx New York talk has been viewed by several million people.Below, Emily shares 5 key insights from her new book, Clearer, Closer, Better: How Successful People See the World.
• Download the Next Big Idea App to enjoy more audio “Book Bites,” plus Ideas of the Day, ad-free podcast episodes, and more.1. Materialize the long-term goal.When we make something visual, something we can literally see rather than just hold in our mind, we up the odds that we’ll change our behavior.
• For example, many people design vision boards when they are setting a new, ambitious goal.