![]() ![]() They do “better,” but I wouldn’t say “ far better” or “ significantly better-just “ slightly better.” So, improvements need to be made on how much visualization can actually improve goal performance. When you exclude the overly confident, those who perform outcome visualization always perform betterthan the control group in a statistically viable way (5-10% better).īut those are not staggering numbers. There is certainly a positive benefit from outcome visualization. The second problem with outcome visualization is how big of an impact it has by itself. So it is not a good thing to use if you are already super confident. The studies show that people who are confident of success before they use outcome visualization actually underperform in comparison to the control group. Like who is the masked Peacock? Or why did Ariana Grande tweet that? I don’t need to worry about this,” and promptly spends more time thinking up solutions for more difficult and vexing things. It sort of works like this: When you visualize something you “know” you can accomplish, your brain says, “ This is easy. If a task seems easy, your subconscious anticipates that energy won’t be needed to achieve success, so it sort of “ignores” the task. This can give confidence to people who are unsure of success, making this basic form of visualization a difference-maker.īut this form of visualization breaks down when people are already confident of their success. Your mind visualizes the scene of your success and sort of says, “ If I can see this, I can do this.” This is why outcome visualization can be powerful, especially for people who lack confidence. One of the reasons visualization works is because you convince the mind something can be done. It is not some mystical connection with the universe that will create “energy vibrations” or other esoteric results. Visualization is just another tool in your mental toolbox. These “new” methods of visualization are not perfect, but they do address some holes in the effectiveness of basic “outcome visualization.”īefore we dig into some alternative (and more advanced) methods to visualize effectively, let’s see what basic outcome visualization lacks-because it is certainly not perfect. This works! This is why this advice has been repeated so often, for so many years.īut it’s not like science has been asleep for the past 30 years-psychologists have been working on creating more effective visualization techniques for decades.
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