Some things that come to mind, not sure if this is what you mean and they are very general but it’s hard to get more concrete without narrowing down the question:
Goodharting: you might make progress towards goals that aren’t exactly what you want. Perhaps you optimize for getting more readers for your blog but the people you want to influence end up not reading you.
Value drift: you temporarily get into a lifestyle that later you don’t want to leave. Like starting a company to earn lots of money but then not wanting to let go of it. I don’t know if this actually happens to people.
Getting stuck in perverse competition: you get into academic research to fix all the problems but the competitive pressure leaves you no slack to actually change anything.
Neglecting some of your needs: you work a lot and seem to be accomplishing your goals, but you lose contact with your friends and slowly become lonely and lose motivation.
Some things that come to mind, not sure if this is what you mean and they are very general but it’s hard to get more concrete without narrowing down the question:
Goodharting: you might make progress towards goals that aren’t exactly what you want. Perhaps you optimize for getting more readers for your blog but the people you want to influence end up not reading you.
Value drift: you temporarily get into a lifestyle that later you don’t want to leave. Like starting a company to earn lots of money but then not wanting to let go of it. I don’t know if this actually happens to people.
Getting stuck in perverse competition: you get into academic research to fix all the problems but the competitive pressure leaves you no slack to actually change anything.
Neglecting some of your needs: you work a lot and seem to be accomplishing your goals, but you lose contact with your friends and slowly become lonely and lose motivation.