Succed Too Early And Hate It? Yes, You Can
You've finally got an agent for your novel. Then she gets a publisher for your book. It's something you've dreamed of all your life. Your book will be out next year. Sadly, I came close to this but no cigar. But a new study says that success might not feel like success if the script (or the novel) isn't followed the way you thought it would, and you learn too soon that you will accomplish what you set out to do? The study finds that the positive reaction one would have when succeeding is lessened if it doesn't follow the expected course, according to newswise.com. I guess that means if I was in the library one day and saw my novel on the shelf, I would hate it? I doubt it. But researchers found that when people learned, for example, that they would win a game, get a job offer or be accepted to college before their predetermined time, "the experience was muted twice — when they learned early, and then when the goal was achieved." "...