“Automatic habituation is adaptive because it allows constant stimuli to fade into the background. Yes, as we get more famous, more powerful, more beautiful, and more wealthy we get happier but much less than we’d expect – much less than we’d hope. For a few days, maybe even a few weeks, you’re living in wonderland. Because once you do, everything will change.īeing hardworking, you get that promotion. More than anything else, you want to get promoted. You’re happy.īut then you notice your neighbor’s car – a shiny $35,000 Lexus.
Because once you do, everything will change – you’ll be able to replace your 10-year-old car, buy new clothes for your wife, take your kids on vacation.īeing hard-working, you get that promotion. Humans are remarkably adaptable – how else would we have taken over the whole world? The problem with adaptation. Many feel almost as good within a few months. But don’t negate your ability to adapt.Īfter a few years, many paraplegics feel almost as good as they did before being disabled.
No doubt, you’d have had a happier life if you hadn’t been paralyzed. You’ll stop dreaming of fame and football, and start dreaming of other, more normal things, like getting married or buying a house. You’d be right in expecting that you’d feel terrible, like everything you’d been living for was now gone, an unreachable impossibility.īut slowly, your desires and expectations will adjust. Imagine you’re a college football star, on track to get drafted by a pro team.
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