Implementation Intention

GLOSSARY

The act of equipping one’s goal with an ‘if-then plan.’ This plan specifies when, where, and how you will act to increase the chances that you will reach your goal.

Reference:

Gollwitzer, P. M., & Sheeran, P. (2006). Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta‐analysis of effects and processes. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 69-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0065-2601(06)38002-1