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Postanly Weekly, Issue #260

Postanly Weekly, Issue #260

The Arrival Fallacy: A Psychologist Explains Why Reaching Your Goals Won’t Make You Happy

Thomas Oppong
Sep 18, 2019
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Welcome to Issue 260

The Arrival Fallacy: A Psychologist Explains Why Reaching Your Goals Won’t Make You Happy | Medium

In a goal-obsessed world, everyone strives to achieve something great.And we often assume that we will be happy as soon as we get that job, get a raise or promotion, earn a certain income, go on vacation, buy a house…

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