Give someone space to enjoy the result before discussing the next challenge.

Momentum has a way of stepping on satisfaction. Somebody finishes a hard thing, and within a minute the conversation is about what comes next, which quietly says the achievement was a stage on the way to something more interesting. The person is left without the pause that makes effort feel worth repeating, and wanting more for someone can sound like never being satisfied with them.

When a person you know finishes something this week, stay in the good news a while. Ask how it felt and what the hardest part was, and leave the next mountain until they raise it.