# Why you should forget about setting goals

- Institution: TED
- Department: ReThinking with Adam Grant
- Speaker: ReThinking with Adam Grant
- Year: 2022
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rethinking_with_adam_grant_why_you_should_forget_about_setting_goals)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For someone who doesn't believe in goal setting, Emmanuel Acho is highly accomplished. He's a former NFL linebacker, a TV sports analyst and the bestselling author of "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man" -- and hosts a video series and podcast of the same name. In this episode, he shares why he's "anti-goals," how he consistently achieves greatness without pursuing success and what sports have taught him about living a creative life. (This episode is part of the TED Talks Daily end-of-year wrap-up. As 2022 draws to a close, we're sharing some of the most perspective-expanding ideas from the TED Audio Collective to give you a sense of the bigger picture, help you better understand the trends of the past year and get ready for the one ahead.)

## Lectures

1. [Why you should forget about setting goals](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rethinking_with_adam_grant_why_you_should_forget_about_setting_goals/ee11e83e835f), 39 min (TED's player)