The Importance of Setting Artificial Constraints on Your Goals

If you're already intermediate, upper intermediate, then aiming for a seven might be too easy. It seems within your region you won't work as hard. So if you aim for something that is just a little bit beyond you, then that's how you're really going to push yourself to get better. That was back to the idea of placing constraints on your goals that are not necessarily required. You've got to place these artificial constraints and expectations on yourself so you can actually excel.