But a study from Cornell found that this bias also applies to the anticipation of the upcoming purchase. We know from research that purchasing an experience leads to more enduring happiness than purchasing a possession. Smaller benchmarks not only make your goals easier to pace they also even out your brain chemistry with small, incremental wins and feelings of accomplishment. When big goals are few and far between, you’re more likely to focus on reaching the final destination and catching that next big endorphin wave. Instead of trying to outsmart your neurochemistry, work with it by making these small adjustments. It’s hard to wag your finger disapprovingly at hedonic adaptation, because ultimately this is how you’ve been wired for survival. To Live A Better Life, Hack Your Hedonistic Tendencies This redirection is especially pronounced when our goals are highly emotional. In addition to goals having easy-to-follow hygiene – writing them down makes it more likely they’ll happen, specific goals are better than general ones, and so on – there’s even evidence that goals shift how our brains operate and prioritize. This isn’t to villainize goals – we like goals. If you’re driven or ambitious, however, you probably know you’ve been on this treadmill for a while – and you’re starting to tire out. The good news about hedonic adaptation is that the principle goes both ways: Your buzz wears off over time, but so does the sinking feeling that comes from setbacks and disappointments. Campbell in the 1971 essay Hedonic Relativism and Planning the Good Society – notes how the happiness spike that stems from achievement often fades quickly. Hedonic adaptation – originally coined the “hedonic treadmill” by Philip Brickman and Donald T.
Sage, 2007.We’ve been grappling with the fleeting feelings of happiness for half a century now.
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