The Case for Keeping Your Goals to Yourself

Sharing goals with other people feels like a way to hold yourself accountable, but it can be self-sabotaging

Laura Vanderkam
Forge
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6 min readNov 29, 2018

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I love to run, but I don’t run fast. Consequently, speed work often lands on my “should do” list. In early 2016, I decided to get serious about getting faster. By March 31, I wanted to be able to make it…

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Laura Vanderkam
Forge
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Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management books including Off the Clock and 168 Hours. She blogs at LauraVanderkam.com.