The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
You can be grateful for what you have and still strive for more. The duality of gratitude and success is a difficult concept to grasp, but understanding it is invaluable in both your success and well-being.
On the Grateful Podcast, Jack and his guests explain how everyone has opportunities and choices to go after the life they want, and they owe it to themselves to do just that. You must recognize and be grateful for what you have in order to get the best out of yourself moving forward.
There are conversations ranging from business to mental health and everything in between as well.
The Grateful Podcast with Jack Wagoner
Chasing Achievement Isn’t Enough: What Harvard Tells Us About Contentment |104
Have you ever achieved something you thought would make you happy… only to feel a hollow kind of disappointment instead? In this solo episode, I dig into new Harvard research on how mind-wandering and overthinking steal joy, and why chasing big goals doesn’t necessarily bring peace. We’ll explore personal stories, psychological traps, and small shifts that actually move the needle — not just on success, but on contentment.
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Key Takeaways:
• Happiness isn’t a finish line you cross with a goal — often, the chasing steals the joy.
• Your mind wandering to what could be is a huge thief of contentment.
• Metrics (followers, achievements) can feel empty unless anchored in meaning.
• Tiny rituals + gratitude + noticing small wins help you feel grounded now, not later.
Resources & References:
• Harvard study on mind wandering & well-being (Author, Year)
• Article in Emotion (2024) on evaluative overthinking
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🎙️ About Jack:
I’m an 18-year-old high school student with a big dream: to show the world that you can be grateful and ambitious at the same time. Through The Grateful Podcast, I explore what it means to live a meaningful life—one deep conversation at a time.
