Julie K Norem

Margaret Hamm Professor of Psychology, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, US

Julie K Norem is a personality psychologist and the Margaret Hamm Professor of Psychology at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, US. Her research focuses on the different strategies people use to pursue their goals, and how those strategies relate to their personalities. She is the author of The Positive Power of Negative Thinking (2001).

Written by Julie K Norem

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GOALS AND MOTIVATION

Want things to go well? Plan like a defensive pessimist

So often we underestimate the time and effort required to reach our goals. You can avoid that trap with realistic planning

by Julie K Norem