News Finding: Actually, the most successful people are very patient and avoid juggling many things.
Paper Finding: There is probably an optimal time span for the setting of goals depending on both the individual and the task situation.
News Context: The key is to experiment first, and find suitable music that helps you focus. Actually, the most successful people are very patient and avoid juggling many things. You end up splitting your focus over many tasks, losing focus, lowering the quality of your work and taking longer to hit your goals.
Paper Context: , however, found that setting weekly goals for weight loss only led to weight loss when daily goals (or multiple goals within days) were set as well. There is probably an optimal time span for the setting of goals depending on both the individual and the task situation. Subgoals could conceivably facilitate performance by operating as a feedback device; they might also serve to maintain effort over long time spans.