Pursuing personal goals is an important way that people organize their behavior and mature as individuals. However, because people are typically unaware of their own implicit motivations and potentials, they may pick goals that do not serve them well. This article suggests that "self-concordant" goal selection is a difficult self-perceptual skill, with important ramifications for thriving. Various means of conceptualizing and measuring goal self-concordance are considered. Then, relevant literature is reviewed to show that goal self-concordance, as assessed by a self-determination theory methodology, is predicted by goal/motive fit; that goal self-concordance in turn predicts more persistent goal effort and, thus, better goal attainment over time; and that self-concordant goal selection is enhanced by personality variables and interpersonal contexts that promote accurate self-insight and personal autonomy. Implications for the nature of the self, the causes of personality thriving and growth, and the free will question are considered.

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成为自己：自我选择目标的核心作用。

追求个人目标是人们组织行为并成为个人成熟的重要方式。但是，由于人们通常不了解自己的内在动机和潜力，因此他们可能会选择无法很好地为他们服务的目标。本文建议“自我调和”的目标选择是一项困难的自我感知技能，对发展具有重要意义。考虑了各种概念化和衡量目标自我一致性的方法。然后，对相关文献进行回顾，以表明通过自决理论方法论评估的目标自我一致性是通过目标/动机契合度来预测的；目标自我一致性又可以预测更持久的目标努力，从而随着时间的推移实现更好的目标达成；个性变量和人际环境可以促进自我一致的目标选择，从而促进准确的自我洞察力和个人自主权。考虑了对自我本质的影响，性格蓬勃发展的原因以及自由意志的问题。