Goal Setting/Motivation Statistics
- Nearly two-thirds of students say they’ve procrastinated so much that it affected their performance on an exam, paper, or course grade. Source: College Health Services survey
- There are two main reasons people don’t reach their goals: 1. Their goals aren’t big or compelling enough; or 2. They don’t have any. Source: John Kehoe, author of “Mind Power into the 21st Century”
- Carrot-and-stick motivation strategies don’t work as well as they used to now that we’re doing work that is less procedural and more creative, empathic and innovative. The key to getting more motivated and doing your best work are in building three qualities into your work: autonomy, mastery and purpose. Source: Daniel Pink, “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”