Dr. Laurie Santos

And this is something that researchers like Dan Gilbert call the impact bias.

And this is something that researchers like Dan Gilbert call the impact bias.

The impact of the good things that we get in life are not gonna be as good as we think,

The impact of the good things that we get in life are not gonna be as good as we think,

And they're not going to feel as good for as long as we think.

And they're not going to feel as good for as long as we think.

So it's both in the magnitude of how good we think something is and then in the duration of how long we think that good thing will last and give us pleasure.

So it's both in the magnitude of how good we think something is and then in the duration of how long we think that good thing will last and give us pleasure.

We're usually biased in both of those.

We're usually biased in both of those.

Yeah, I think so.

Yeah, I think so.

I mean, the journey is where we can get some of these positive emotions, right?

I mean, the journey is where we can get some of these positive emotions, right?

Even if the journey is not great, right?

Even if the journey is not great, right?

Even if those positive emotions don't come immediately, right?

Even if those positive emotions don't come immediately, right?

You know, think of the last time you really had a tough project that you're working on in the job or a tough thing that you were trying to learn.

You know, think of the last time you really had a tough project that you're working on in the job or a tough thing that you were trying to learn.