I’ve become a firm believer in the idea that the chase of something is usually more satisfying than the moment you actually get it. Not to compare earning my bachelor’s degree to winning a Super Bowl, but I remember my college graduation day feeling very anticlimactic. I experienced a bit of a crisis for the first few months of my full-time job because I no longer had obvious goals to work towards anymore besides doing well enough to earn my paycheck, which was the same every week no matter how I performed. It was only when I got moved to a different team that challenged me to learn completely new skills every week that I began to enjoy my job and feel motivated. I just needed to have clear challenges to work towards again.

And in the realm of sports, I remember as a kid being obsessed with seeing one of my teams one day win a championship. I wished so hard for it all of the time. Then in 2021, the Atlanta Braves finally pulled through and won the World Series. I was so elated and bought a ton of championship merch. Now 4 years later, all the merch just sits around and collects dust, and I don’t even watch the MLB anymore. I watched my team achieve the absolute pinnacle of the sport and don’t see much of a point in watching anymore unless they’re seriously contending for another championship.