Key points

We’ve all done it: set a big goal and then gripped onto it so tightly that every setback feels like a failure.

Ironically, rigidly fixating on achieving a goal can make it more difficult to achieve long-term satisfaction.

There are actionable steps we can take to benefit from adopting a "strong intention, light attachment" ethos.

The arrival of Autumn ushers in the mass migration of thousands of birds heading south from Iceland to winter in the British Isles. Portmore Lough—a freshwater lake near my home in Northern Ireland—hosts large populations of whooper swans and greylag geese who fly the 900 miles to get here. The bulk of that journey is across a large swathe of the North Atlantic Ocean, which can bring unpredictable and perilous weather conditions.

The birds like to

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