Achieving our goals can insulate us from regret. But if we don’t sustain our behavior after reaching those goals—by continuing to exercise regularly or by maintaining the good work habits that led to the completion of a project—regret quickly finds its way into our minds. One antidote to this problem comes from the work of Stanford University professors Szu-chi Huang and Jennifer Aaker, who recommend what they call a “journey mindset.” Huang and Aaker have found that when we reach a destination—when we’ve completed a difficult and important task—we sometimes slack off and assume our work is
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