Goal-setting and community research

Goal sharing: study existing channels and unmet support

In the goal-sharing and market report, I examined conversation, Instagram, and Facebook as existing ways to share goals. The initial table contained 21 responses about sharing, reinforcement, and whether people received enough help.

A follow-up examined concerns such as fear of judgment, failure, and changing goals, along with interest in exchanging advice. The findings pointed toward a less intimidating environment with peer support.

Goal timing: investigate occasions and motivations

The second study examined goal setting around holidays, religious occasions, and other purposes. I allowed multiple answers and used participant discussions to explore motivation, goal complexity, simultaneous goals, and the role of shared occasions.

The goal-timing table records 29 people. The two reports’ samples are described separately rather than treated as one combined participant group.

Revising the question when participants interpreted it differently

Some participants did not recognize holiday or religious commitments as goals. I revised the wording and added explicit multiple-choice examples to make the behavior clearer.

That revision changed how I interpreted the original responses and led to a recommendation to revisit earlier findings with the clearer question.

Translating the findings into product recommendations

I recommended stronger community support, peer reinforcement and advice, and guidance for following through on ambitious or multiple goals. An assistant was one proposed completion-support direction, rather than an implemented feature.