Prairie Fare: Does goal setting for health really work?

Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension food and nutrition specialist and professor in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.

Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., R.D., L.R.D., is a North Dakota State University Extension food and nutrition specialist and professor in the Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences.

I walked by my shiny guitar in our music room. My previous goal was to learn how to play it. I had several guitar books neatly stacked on a nearby table.In the last year, I learned about seven chords, but then life became wildly busy with graduations, a wedding, work travel and the day-to-day activities that come with my work and home life.I met those goals, and I occasionally dus...

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