Announcing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish them
https://sivers.org/zipit [sivers.org]
2019-09-26 20:26
Tests done since 1933 show that people who talk about their intentions are less likely to make them happen.
Announcing your plans to others satisfies your self-identity just enough that you’re less motivated to do the hard work needed.
More explanation: https://www.bassam.com/single-post/CSI-TED-Talks-What-Derek-Sivers-Was-Really-Saying
Follow up: https://sivers.org/zipit2
source: HN