The Dr. London Podcast

The Arrival Fallacy: Why Success Never Feels Like Success

The Dr. London Podcast

Show Notes

In today's episode, Dr. Jeremy London, board certified Cardiovascular Surgeon, exposes the harsh truth that anyone with ambition and goals will face. He shares his own struggles with conditional happiness and the arrival fallacy and what he does to maximize contentment.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Learn From My Mistakes: Conditional Happiness

00:01:50 Sponsor: Manukora

00:03:16 Training for Triathlons, Endurance Events, & IronMan Arizona

00:05:38 Race Day of IronMan Arizona

00:07:51 What's Next?

00:09:42 Sponsor: LMNT

00:11:17 Misaligned Expectations & Goals

00:12:39 The Arrival Fallacy

00:14:30 How to Change Your Perspective

00:16:07 The Person You Become is Greater Than Any Trophy

00:17:38 Thank You For Listening!

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