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the goal you chased for years, savored for roughly nine seconds, then replaced.
means Something accomplished successfully, especially through effort, skill, or courage.
from From Old French 'achever,' to bring to a head or finish — built from the phrase 'a chief,' meaning 'to a head' (Latin 'caput,' head). To achieve something was literally to bring it to its head, its completion. The same root crowns 'chief' and 'chef.' English borrowed it in the medieval period, and the noun 'achievement' followed close behind, originally even meaning a heraldic coat of arms — the displayed proof that you'd brought something to its triumphant head.
- arrival fallacy
- Psychologists named the letdown that follows reaching goals.
- dopamine truth
- The chemical fires in pursuit, not possession.
- video games
- Fake achievements hijack the same reward circuitry as real ones.
- hedonic treadmill
- Satisfaction resets to baseline within weeks of any win.
- Everest data
- Summiteers often report emptiness, not euphoria, up top.
moon landing apollo 11 — neil armstrong and buzz aldrin landed on the moon, july 20, 1969
everest summit edmund hillary — edmund hillary and tenzing norgay first reached mount everest's peak, may 29, 1953
breaking four minute mile — roger bannister ran a mile in 3:59.4, oxford, may 6, 1954