There is evidence that making your goals public actually makes you less likely to accomplish them because the act of being praised is in itself a reward.
Interesting to hear that. I didn't look into the evidence about public goal setting and its affect on achieving them. I'll need to reflect on the approach and report back.
#meta -- don't report back :) keep those to yourself. make a post at the end of the year to reflect on what you ended up doing, not what you plan to do.