The Hedonic Treadmill

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The Hedonic Treadmill: From Consumerism to Minimalism [https://vacounseling.com/hedonic-treadmill/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill]

I’ve definitely bought myself something more than a few times to try and fill an emptiness inside. It makes you feel better for about a day or less, then you go back to feeling how you did before.

That’s why I buy myself projects that frustrate me for several days, before they make me feel better for a day or less, and then I go back to how I did before.

I really get my money’s worth that way…I guess…

Lego be like: