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Podcast: How to celebrate your big milestones

We quickly forget about the milestones we hit. Here’s how to celebrate them!

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Podcast: How to celebrate your big milestones

On this episode, we chat about how to properly celebrate the milestones we hit. Topics covered include:

  • How we rarely celebrate our accomplishments
  • How the “Zeigarnik effect” leads us to just move onto the next thing
  • The milestones we’re celebrating
  • What it means to have closure with a project
  • The Need for Closure scale
  • The Post-Portem ritual
  • Our favorite rewards for finishing stuff
  • Celebration guilt
  • The right time to celebrate!

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Chris Bailey
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Chris Bailey

Chris is the bestselling author of four books—Intentional, How to Calm Your Mind, Hyperfocus, and The Productivity Project—which have been published in more than 40 languages. He also hosts the Intentional AI podcast, writes a biweekly newsletter, The Recap, and speaks to audiences around the world on how they can become more productive without hating the process.

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