According to a 2009 study conducted by Peter Gollwitzer of NYU, the very act of sharing your dreams, ideas, and goals with others incites premature praise from those around you, meaning you’re less likely to follow through on your decisions because your brain has already received the reward it wanted (external validation). This buzz of external validation reads like a success in your brain, which means your desire to achieve something is falsely fulfilled and you then have no desire to actually follow through.
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