The Pleasure of Success

Apr 18th, 2010 Filed under Books, Quotes

From the The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, Jonathan Haidt on the pleasure of success:

The final moment of success is often no more thrilling than the relief of taking off a heavy backpack at the end of a long hike. If you went on the hike only to feel that pleasure, you are a fool.

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