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Using Pre- and Post-Mortems to Reach Your Goals

Using Pre- and Post-Mortems to Reach Your Goals

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This week on Behavior Shift, we’re sharing two powerful tools from the behavioral science playbook - pre-mortems and post-mortems. Planning ahead and recapping what happened are useful tools no matter what your goal is, and these techniques will help you anticipate failure before it happens and learn from both wins and losses after the fact. Whether your training for us a race, launching a creative project, or just trying to create new habits, applying a little future hindsight and honest reflection can keep your goals on track and you stress level in check.

Chapter Markers:

0:00 - Intro: What Are Pre-Mortems and How Do They Work?

3:01 - The Brain Science Behind Imagining Failure

5:35 - Turning Warnings Into Action Plans

6:15 - Looking Ahead: What Are Post-Mortems?

7:06 - Post-Mortems On Success

8:32 - Luck vs Good Process

11:10 - Weekly Challenge and Final Thoughts: Progress Through Curiosity


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