In this episode we discuss the Performance Paradox and Goal-Free Living. The Performance Paradox is based on the perspective that the more you focus on a goal, the less likely you are to achieve that goal. This lens is based on an earlier book called, "Goal-Free Living." It is not about living without goals, but rather changing your relationship to goals. It is the approach we use to tackle the problem: How can we move forward when the future is uncertain?"
In this episode we discuss the Performance Paradox (Lens #18 in Invisible Solutions) and Goal-Free Living.
The Performance Paradox is based on the perspective that the more you focus on a goal, the less likely you are to achieve that goal.
This lens is based on an earlier book of mine called, Goal-Free Living. It is not about living without goals, but rather changing your relationship to goals. It is the approach we use to tackle the problem: How can we move forward when the future is uncertain?"
The essence of Goal-Free Living is "meandering with purpose."
To learn more about Goal-Free Living, go to www.MeanderWithPurpose.com
To download the lenses from Invisible Solutions, go to www.GetTheLenses.com
If you are interested in more of the statistics from the book, go to https://stephenshapiro.com/interesting-new-years-resolution-statistics/
And finally, if you want to learn more about scientific research that is the basis of the Performance Paradox, read about the Yerkes–Dodson law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerkes–Dodson_law
If you want to learn more about the study on the correlation between happiness and wealth, you can read it here: https://escholarship.org/content/qt1k08m32k/qt1k08m32k.pdf