Personal project pursuit: goals, action, and human flourishing

'Personal Project Pursuit' is the first book to feature Brian Little's highly respected personal projects analysis (PPA), one of the pioneering theories in contemporary personality and motivational psychology.

The book examines both the internal and external dynamics of personal goals and projects and clearly demonstrates that human flourishing is enhanced when individuals are engaged in the pursuit of personal projects.

The book opens with the theory and methodologies of personal projects research.

The historical perspective on the development of the two dominant research perspectives from personality and developmental psychology is explored.

Section II examines the internal dynamics and competing demands of goal formulation and project inception.

The third part accentuates the role that social ecologies play in shaping the nature and outcomes of personal projects.