How to avoid the arrival fallacy
The key is to repackage your motivation to change your perspective, making the process of achieving your goals as important as a result.
- Avoid when/then happiness projections. Instead of thinking, “I will be happy when I...", practice mindfulness and take note of what currently makes you happy.
- Focus on the journey, not the outcome. Enjoy the process so that you are not only hoping for joy at the finishing point. This way, regardless of the product, the journey will have been worth the work.
- Celebrate minor milestones.
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When we tie our happiness to the achievement of a goal, we fall prey to the arrival fallacy.
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