perpetually dissatisfied individual seeking happiness
the ameliorative/existential and telic/atelic divides
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Hi Cece! I know you've spoken about always "moving the goalposts" on yourself (i.e., being a star associate, equity partner, etc). Could you speak on how you deal with this perpetual dissatisfaction? I've been e…