Highly motivated individuals are healthier, more academically and professionally successful, and have stronger relationships. What sets these individuals apart? We propose that highly motivated individuals know when to balance versus prioritize goals. Specifically, they seek harmony between their multiple goals: they see these goals as advancing or complementing each other (e.g., balancing work and family, finding foods that are both tasty and healthy). They also seek to prioritize pursuing a subset of these goals within a given time and place. They make consistent action choices that highlight more important goals (e.g., prioritize studying over social media while in class). The intuition to balance goals and prioritize actions is acquired through social learning and can be enhanced through mindfulness. In turn, it enables self-regulatory success.

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积极主动的人知道什么？平衡目标，确定行动的优先顺序


积极性高的人更健康，在学术和职业上更成功，并且拥有更牢固的人际关系。是什么让这些人与众不同？我们建议，积极主动的人知道何时平衡目标和优先考虑目标。具体来说，他们寻求多个目标之间的和谐：他们认为这些目标是相互促进或互补的（例如，平衡工作和家庭，寻找既美味又健康的食物）。他们还寻求在给定的时间和地点内优先实现这些目标的子集。他们做出一致的行动选择，突出更重要的目标（例如，在课堂上优先考虑学习而不是社交媒体）。平衡目标和优先行动的直觉是通过社会学习获得的，并且可以通过正念来增强。反过来，它又可以实现自我监管的成功。