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Essentials: Tools for Setting & Achieving Goals | Dr. Emily Balcetis

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See Andrew Huberman live in New York, Los Angeles & San Francisco: https://go.hubermanlab.com/protocols-event In this ⁠Huberman Lab Essentials⁠ episode, my guest is ⁠Dr. Emily Balcetis, PhD⁠, a professor of psychology at New York University who studies how visual perception influences motivation and goal pursuit. She explains how to better visualize and overcome challenges to achieve physical or cognitive goals. We also explore the science of setting goals, measuring progress effectively and research showing how fitness level and energy state can shape how difficult the world appears. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/IoZCSSi Watch more Huberman Lab Essentials: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPNW_gerXa4OGNy1yE-W9IX-tPu-tJa7S&si=a1_sA7rUT-fE0OM5 *Huberman Lab* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://x.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://www.hubermanlab.com/newsletter *Timestamps* 00:00:00 Emily Balcetis 00:00:21 Adjusting Vision to Meet Goals, Exercise, Tool: Narrow Visual Target 00:07:39 Goal Setting, Do Vision Boards Work? 00:11:16 Tool: Effectively Plan Goals, Plan for Obstacles 00:16:40 How Fitness Shapes the Way People See the World 00:22:03 Visual Spotlight, Exercise & Physical Fitness Level 00:23:02 Stimulants & Motivation 00:24:24 Cognitive Goals, Tools: Overcoming Bad Memories; Deadlines 00:31:34 Acknowledgements #HubermanLab #Science Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

Andrew Huberman · 32 min · Source published: 2026-03-19

Added to Harbor: 10/23/2026

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