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Why over-planning steals joy from anticipated experiences

I have been planning my vacation for three months and now that it starts tomorrow I am panicking that I have not planned enough and it will be ruined.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Excessive preparation transforms anticipated pleasure into anxiety performance.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Worry as time distortion?”

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