Novelty Treadmill

Why seeking new experiences never satisfies. You buy a new car, and after two weeks it is just a car. You get a raise, and after a month you feel poor again. You move to a bigger apartment, and after a year it feels too small. This is the novelty treadmill-the psychological trap that keeps you forever dissatisfied. This book explains the science of hedonic adaptation. Your brain is programmed to...