11. Arrival Fallacy: How to enjoy the journey towards your next big success

The Empowered Brain

Are you waiting to reach your next goal before you can celebrate your success, be happy or spend more time with loved ones? If so you might be experiencing what positive psychologist call Arrival Fallacy. Arrival fallacy is the illusion that once we attain our next goal or reach our destination, we will also reach happiness. It's the idea that over there (there being your next goal) is better than here, right now. Arrival fallacy causes us to shift from being future-oriented to future-obsessed by causing us to be hyper-focused on the goal. And, as a byproduct we miss out on enjoying life every step of the way Listen and learn about the thought errors that lead to arrival fallacy, how it shows up in our everyday lives, and what you can do to shift out of it so it doesn't rob you of enjoying life right now.

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