Setting goals that are moderately challenging but possible is more effective for goal achievement than setting goals that are too easy or too impossible.

“It turns out that when goals were moderate, when they were just outside of one's immediate abilities or that one felt that yeah, that would take a lot of effort. But it's within range or maybe in range, like maybe I can do it, maybe I can't. Then there was a near doubling of the systolic blood press”

Setting goals through a narrow visual aperture, rather than a broad, expansive focus, helps people overcome obstacles and persist in goal pursuit.

“What they said instead was that they are hyper focused, they assume this narrowed focus of attention, almost like a spotlight is shining on a target. Now, when they're running a short distance, that target might literally be the finish line, the line that they're trying to cross.”

He advocates for a systematic approach to success by analyzing patterns and breaking down ambitious goals into smaller, manageable tasks.

“you set the goal but the breaking the tasks down into smaller manageable pieces was a thing that i came out of my childhood with”