Michael Macijeski

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Our emotional well-being cannot improve into infinity. We settle in. We tend to take things for granted. This is a key point in the discussion about money. You might believe that making six figures or landing a new job or upgrading from your old Honda will make you happy, but in short order you will have gotten used to that situation, too, and your brain will move on to the next challenge, the next desire. Not even lottery winners can remain euphoric forever.
The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
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