Because most of the times, especially if I let people know about them, I do not achieve them,

因為大多時候，特別是當我讓大家知道我的目標時，我就會沒辦法實現它。

and it feels horrible when you say that you are going to achieve something, and then you end up achieving absolutely nothing for one reason or another.

而且在你說過要達成什麼目標後，最終卻因為某些原因而什麼事情也沒達成的話，那種感覺是很可怕的。

I might simply lose interest in the middle of a project and quit, or I might reset my priorities and postpone it!

我可能是在過程中失去興趣然後放棄，或者是因為想重新調整我的優先處理事項，所以延後了完成目標的打算。

I've always felt that telling people about your goals isn't the most effective method, but I never implemented it.

我總覺得告訴他人你的目標並不是最有效的方法，但我從來沒有去落實這個觀點。

I tried couple of times, but sometimes I would forget about it in the middle of a long conversation.

我試了很多次，但有時候我會在冗長的對話當中忘記，不小心告訴他人我的目標。

When your friend asks you, "So what are you going to do next?" and then you do it unconsciously!

當朋友問你：「所以你接下有什麼打算？」，實在很難不會在無意識中不小心說溜嘴！

We all have been in that situation, because we all have personal goals.

我們都曾有過這種情況，因為我們都有個人目標。

Losing weight, learning how to play a guitar, go to the gym, travel, start jogging every morning, start your own business, learn a new language, write your first blog and so on and so forth.

減肥、學習彈吉他、上健身房、旅行、每天早上開始慢跑、創業、學習新語言、寫你的第一個部落格等等。

We constantly set personal goals and we have this tendency to share them with people, as if we are seeking some kind of approval.

我們不斷地設定個人目標，而且我們常傾向於與他人分享個人目標，並藉此來尋求一種認可。

By the way, I started going to the gym.

順帶一提，我開始上健身房了。

Didn't I tell you that I am starting a Youtube channel soon?

我之前跟你說過我最近打算架個 YouTube 頻道對吧？

I am planning to get a new car.

我打算買輛新車。

In fact, some people think that will encourage them.

事實上，有些人認為說出目標將能夠鼓勵他們自己。

When I tell people about my goals, won't I feel more accountable?

在我告訴別人我的目標之後，我不就會感覺更有責任得達成目標嗎？

Ａ the end of the day, I have made a public commitment. Therefore, I will more likely work on that.

畢竟我都公開表明自己的目標了，因此我更有可能會為此努力。

If I won't, I might find myself in an embarrassing situation.

如果我沒有達成目標的話，就會讓自己陷入尷尬的窘境。

Or when I tell my family about it, they might encourage me and motivate me.

或者如果我告訴家人們，說不定他們還會鼓勵並激勵我。

Unfortunately, it doesn't really work that way.

不幸的是，事情不是這樣運作的。

Your friends might congratulate you but no one really cares about your goals except yourself.

你的朋友可能會鼓勵你，但是除了你自己，沒有人會在乎你的目標。

But If you give it a closer look, whenever you tell people about your goals, in 95 percent of the cases, you do not achieve them.

但仔細一看，每當你向他人告訴你的目標時，有 95% 的情況你最後根本不會達成目標。

As if you start losing interest in pursuing your goal right after telling people about it!

這就彷彿當你告訴他人自己的目標之後，就開始對達成目標失去了興趣一樣！

Something magical happens and you no longer have that motivation that you had before.

某種不可思議的事情發生了，而且你不再感受到以往曾有的動力。

On the other hand, you usually achieve your goals, if you publicly do not talk about them.

另一方面，當你選擇不向大眾告知你的目標，通常能達成目標。

It might seem strange, but there is a reasonable explanation behind it.

這或許顯得很奇怪，但這背後有個合理的解釋。

There are multiple studies that have been done to prove this, but let's take a look at one of them by Peter Gollwitzer.

有許多的研究曾經證明這個現象，但讓我們來看看其中一項 Peter Gollwitzer 所做的研究。

163 people were asked to write down their goals.

163 個人被要求寫下他們的目標。

Half of them publicly announced their goals, and the other half stayed silent.

一半的人向大眾公開他們的目標，另一半的人則保持安靜。

In fact, those who announced their goal publicly in front of everyone, said that they are feeling very close to achieving them.

事實上，那些向大眾公開目標的人，表明著覺得自己就快要達成目標了。

Soon after, everyone was given a task of 45 minutes, to work on something that will directly lead them to their goals.

不久後，每個人被分配了一個耗時 45 分鐘的任務去做某件會直接達成目標的事情。

The only rule was that, you can stop any time you want!

唯一的規則是，你可以隨時停下來不做！

The surprising part was that, those who were silent about their goals worked the entire 45 minutes on average and said that there is still a long way for them to go,

有趣的是，那些沒有對自己的目標大聲張楊的人平均做了完整 45 分鐘的工作，並且表示自己還有很長的路要走，

while those who publicly talked about their goals worked on average only 33 minutes and stopped.

然而那些公開宣布自己的目標的人僅僅做了 33 分鐘便停止了。

Sharing your goals will give you a fake feeling of achievement.

分享目標會給你一種已經達成目標的不真實感。

It will make you feel good as if you are bragging about it.

每當你吹噓自己要達成這個目標時，便會讓你自我感覺良好。

Especially when your friends congratulate you for that, you feel as if you already achieved them.

特別是當你的朋友祝賀你時，你會感覺自己好像已經達成了目標一樣。

The gratification that public acknowledgment brings can delude your brain to mistake the talking for doing.

公開宣告所帶來的喜悅感會使你的腦袋感到迷惑，誤解了腦中所理解的說到要等於做到的概念。

Don't get me wrong. I am not saying that you should not write down your goals and just keep them in your mind.

別誤會我的意思，我不是在說你不該寫下你的目標並指將它計在心上。

As a matter of fact, you are more likely to achieve them if you write them down, and come up with a practical plan!

實際上，寫下目標更有可能讓你達成目標，並且想到一個實用的計畫！

Because if you just keep them in your memory, they will fade away slowly.

因為如果只是記在心上，這些目標將會慢慢消失。

But be careful when you talk about your goals.

但在談論你的目標時必須時刻小心。

In fact, I would suggest, be completely silent about them until the moment you achieve them.

事實上，我會建議，直到你達成目標的那一刻之前完全保持沉默。

As they say, work hard in silence, let success make the noise.

大家常說，在沉默中努力，讓成功自己發聲。

And if someone still insist on asking about your goals, try to avoid the question or give a general answer, or use one of the tactics I suggested in the previous video which link you can find in the description.

還有如果有人堅持要問你的目標，試著避免回答這個問題或者給出一個籠統的說法，或者使用我在之前的影片所建議的策略，連結可在下方的資訊欄中找到。

And now it's your turn, what do you think?

現在換你了，你認為如何？

Do you usually talk about your goals, or you just prefer to stay silent about them? Let me know in the comments below.

你常常談到自己的目標嗎？還是你偏好保持安靜？請在下方留言讓我知道。

And as always, hit that like button if you have enjoyed this video and if you don't want to miss the next video, then hit this subscribe button and the bell besides it.

老話一句，如果喜歡這部影片的話請點擊喜歡按鈕，如果你不想錯過下一部影片，那請點擊訂閱按鈕以及旁邊的小鈴鐺。

Thanks for watching and I will see you in the next one.

謝謝收看，我們在下一集再見。