If you want to run faster, focus on the finish line.
No, that’s just not a cheesy motto for achieving success. According to fascinating new research from psychologists at New York University, it’s a fairly literal truth of human motivation.
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“Interventions that train people to keep their ‘eyes on the prize’ may play an important role in health and fitness,” one of the study’s authors, Dr. Shana Cole, said in a statement. “When goals appear within reach, and when people move faster and experience exercise as easier, they may be especially motivated to continue exercising.”
The study was published in the December issue of the journal Motivation and Emotion
