why are we always searching for the next thing? this week, we're discussing the hedonic treadmill, the arrival fallacy and consumerism.

Ants relax - https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aan3891

Resilience & hedonism - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4566034/

Where happiness comes from - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4380267/

Some things cause lifelong happiness - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC196947/

Sensory experience have a longer lasting effect - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5429736/

Doing things because other people do them vs. for their own sake - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29251988/

Sentimental value - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26479364/

Tal Ben-Shahar - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/smarter-living/you-accomplished-something-great-so-now-what.html

Mindfulness & gratitude - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4380267/

Relationships matter the most - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3419741/

Acts of service - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7312963/

Eat the cake - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3008658/

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