Shoot for the moon? Or don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good? Our new paper, led by @kathlandgren.bsky.social, formalizes how to think about this tension.
tl;dr: optimal ambition is above average but finite.
journals.aps.org/pre/abstract...
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Model created by researchers shows better outcomes are often more likely when people are not too ambitious
