| 1. |
The positive effect of accountability was supported: those who sent weekly
progress reports to their friend accomplished significantly more than those who
had unwritten goals, wrote their goals, formulated action commitments or sent
those action commitments to a friend. |
| 2. |
There was support for the role of public commitment: those who sent their
commitments to a friend accomplished significantly more than those who wrote
action commitments or did not write their goals. |
| 3. |
The positive effect of written goals was supported: "Those who wrote their goals accomplished significantly more than those who did not write their goals."! |
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