16. What’s the Downside to Being Goal-Oriented?

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  You know the ages of your kids, the name of your spouse?

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  I have kids.

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  I'm Angela Duckworth.

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  I'm Stephen Dubner.

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  And you're listening to No Stupid Questions.

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  Today on the show, do super driven people miss out on some of life's greatest joys?

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  Are we not eating enough ice cream cones and feeling the sand between toes?

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  All those sayings just make me cringe a little bit, I have to say.

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  Also, what is the difference between an art and a craft?

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  With acclaimed chef and writer Gabrielle Hamilton.

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  So Stephen, lately I have been thinking about the dark side of grit.

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  And in particular, how being goal directed in the extreme can be a bad thing.

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  If you are spending a large proportion of your 168 hours per week pursuing goals,

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  you may be spending fewer hours savoring the present moment being mindful.

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  So these strivers who are rushing around getting stuff done are maybe less happy, maybe they're just missing out.

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  I mean, let me ask you this.

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  In a given day, what percentage of time that you're awake,

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  do you think you are having goal directed thoughts versus the percentage of time where you have no goal in mind?

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  You're just maybe like eating a really good piece of brisket.

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