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Chris Napolitano

is a developmental psychologist and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. His research interests include self-regulation, serendipitious actions and life-span developmental psychology.
is a developmental psychologist and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. His research interests include self-regulation, serendipitious actions and life-span developmental psychology.
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Having a Backup Plan Might Be the Very Reason You Failed

Research suggests that backup plans change the way goals are pursued, sometimes for the worse.

  • Chris Napolitano, aeon
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