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How to Avoid Cognitive Dissonance and Achieve Your Goals
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Formulating intentions as a binary yes or no question can help people avoid cognitive dissonance and achieve their goals, as it minimizes the room for excuses. Studies have shown that people are more likely to follow through with their intentions when answering in a binary yes or no format compared to open-ended or multiple-choice formats.
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ChapterHow to Avoid Cognitive Dissonance and Achieve Your Goals
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Research shows that people are more likely to follow through with intentions when asked in a yes or no, binary format.
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Intentions
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Research shows that people are more likely to follow through with intentions when asked in a yes or no, binary format. This is due to cognitive dissonance and the avoidance of excuses, which can prevent us from achieving our goals.