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the goal you chased for years, savored for roughly nine seconds, then replaced.
arrival fallacyPsychologists named the letdown that follows reaching goals.
dopamine truthThe chemical fires in pursuit, not possession.
video gamesFake achievements hijack the same reward circuitry as real ones.
hedonic treadmillSatisfaction resets to baseline within weeks of any win.
Everest dataSummiteers often report emptiness, not euphoria, up top.