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Moving the Goalposts — Why Enough Never Feels Like Enough (Part 4)

21/08/202629/05/2026 by Kam Su Jin
Illustration of a woman moving the goalposts on herself, each finish line dissolving the moment she gets close.
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Money & Survival psychology

You keep moving the goalposts on yourself—every milestone reached just moves the target further away. Here’s why more proof never actually satisfies the fear.

Categories Psychology Stories Tags proof, impossible-goal, safety, financial-anxiety, nervous-system, goalpost-shifting, conditional-worth Leave a comment
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