Transformational Times

When Too Much of a Good Thing Leads to Diminishing Joy-Returns

Part 1 of 2

For many of us, the pursuit of happiness can feel like a race with no finish line. We chase after goals, push ourselves to be perfect, and bend over backwards to please others, only to find that joy remains just out of reach.

Excelling at what you do or always seeking to be kind are good things. But these inner saboteurs — over-achieving, perfectionism, people-pleasing — keep us from deeply experiencing...