Dialed In For Success Episode 14—The Arrival Fallacy
Show Notes
I first heard of the arrival fallacy on the Internet Business Mastery  podcast
Comes from the book Happier by Tal-Ben Shahar
The Arrival Fallacy—“The false belief that reaching a valued destination can sustain happiness (p.25)
As you get closer to the event, you adapt to your environment and return to  your happiness setpoint
 
CORRECTION: at 3:30 into the podcast, I reference Jim Belushi as an example of the arrival fallacy. In fact, I meant to reference his brother John Belushi. Jim Belushi is alive and well.
 
Types of Arrival fallacies

The Happiness Arrival Fallacy:  I’ll be happy when….

Something has to happen before I will give myself permission to be happy


The Readiness Arrival Fallacy:  I’ll be ready when…

Something has to happen in order for me to feel worthy of having something in my life


The Enlightenment Arrival Fallacy:  I’ll understand when…

Something has to happen before I can be a better person or live life by higher values



Source: Venkatesh Rao  Live Life, Not Projects
http://www.tempobook.com/2012/02/20/live-life-not-projects/
 
All arrival fallacies are based on the idea that whatever you want to experience comes from outside yourself.
The decision to be happy or ready or enlightened is determined by a decision to have that in your life.
Take-Away
Make a decision to be happy or ready or enlightened. Regardless of what you want in your life, make a decision to have it today.
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