KEEP YOUR GOALS TO YOURSELF

Good premise in that video, but the data from the study TED cited is inconclusive. You can't make a generalization like that with such a small sample size of people, especially when the study hasn't been administered multiple times. Its just pseudo-science mumbo jumbo.

But his point is well taken. Especially the comment near the end where he suggests that you express your goals in a way that requires you to take action. You need to have a plan... I don't really talk about my project much because I know damn well it is a long time away from completion. But sometimes my experience is the opposite- it helps to share my goals because it forces me to focus, usually on what my next steps are. Those next steps are things I talk about more often. It just takes some knowing yourself, and knowing how committed you will be and how long it will take you to accomplish your goals. Many of my other goals fall by the wayside, but that may or may not be because I share them with others.

-CM