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Aug 31, 2026
#159 Jonathan Schooler - Exploring the Nature of Consciousness
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45:52Jonathan SchoolerGUEST
It's also very valuable.
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45:53Jonathan SchoolerGUEST
One of the most useful techniques for becoming aligned with your goals is a technique developed by Peter Goldwitzer called Implementation Intentions.
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46:04Jonathan SchoolerGUEST
And these are if-then statements that you build into your life to help you set goals.
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46:13Jonathan SchoolerGUEST
So let's say you have the goal of drinking less, right? You haven't decided you don't wanna drink at all, but you only wanna have, say, one beverage at a sitting.
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47:06Jonathan SchoolerGUEST
I'm just going to set it down because I know that this is not a good time for.
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47:13Jonathan SchoolerGUEST
Engaging in scrolling or if I feel like scrolling, I'm going to pick up a book instead.
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47:20Jonathan SchoolerGUEST
A whole variety of different implementation intentions that you can build into your day in all sorts of different ways.
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47:27Jonathan SchoolerGUEST
So just being imaginative about how to translate any particular goal you have into an if then goal.