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The Satisfaction Trap
The problem, though, is that once they fulfill a desire for something, they adapt to its presence in their life and as a result stop desiring it—or at any rate, don’t find it as desirable as they once did. They end up just as dissatisfied as they were before fulfilling the desire. One key to happiness, then, is to forestall the adaptation process:
... See moreWilliam B. Irvine • A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
Our aim here: some self-knowledge and contentment. This is not the same as complacency, as it requires at least a little work and self-examination. The end result of balancing our desires to sit more comfortably with what is available should be an increase in our sense of satisfaction and therefore our happiness. Keeping our desires simple makes us
... See moreDerren Brown • Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
by Sean Carter
I thought it was impossible to have a better life than Anthony Bourdain. But his final bittersweet gift just knocked me on my ass with the stark reminder that adventure, love, prosperity, prestige…anything we aspire to at all…is really just the currency we use to buy the four things that really matter:
Dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, an
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