Dr. Laurie Santos

I think we're better off kind of tying ourselves to the journey.

I think we're better off kind of tying ourselves to the journey.

In fact, several researchers at Stanford have studied what they call the journey mindset, which is really just taking on this mindset of I'm just going to try to be present and pay attention to how it feels along the way.

In fact, several researchers at Stanford have studied what they call the journey mindset, which is really just taking on this mindset of I'm just going to try to be present and pay attention to how it feels along the way.

I'm just going to try to notice these things as we go.

I'm just going to try to notice these things as we go.

And their studies show that, in fact, you wind up happier if you can focus on the journey rather than the goal at the end.

And their studies show that, in fact, you wind up happier if you can focus on the journey rather than the goal at the end.

Now, does that mean that we need to be like not goal-oriented at all?

Now, does that mean that we need to be like not goal-oriented at all?

No, of course not, right?

No, of course not, right?

We always have to have goals.

We always have to have goals.

The key is just not to get messed up in terms of just how much pleasure and how much you put at the end stage.

The key is just not to get messed up in terms of just how much pleasure and how much you put at the end stage.

There's a lot of pleasure and happiness to be reaped on the way there.

There's a lot of pleasure and happiness to be reaped on the way there.

And so you just don't want to leave that on the table.

And so you just don't want to leave that on the table.