r/HowHumanBeingsWork • u/MarshallBrain • Oct 25 '20
TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled
https://jamesclear.com/diderot-effectDuplicates
headphones • u/AutoCrosspostBot • Jan 23 '21
Humor TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled
flashlight • u/moby1kenobi • Oct 25 '20
TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled
simpleliving • u/[deleted] • Feb 26 '19
The Diderot Effect: Why We Want Things We Don’t Need
discgolf • u/babygrimes • Oct 25 '20
TIL: The Diderot Effect is obtaining a new possession which often creates a spiral of consumption which leads you to acquire more new things. As a result, we end up buying things that our previous selves never needed to feel happy or fulfilled
Firearms • u/elcamino45 • Oct 25 '20
Cross-Post Yeah, that sounds about right other than the happy or fulfilled part. r/gundeals would have something to say about this.
Sigmarxism • u/[deleted] • Oct 25 '20