Psychologists Call This Habituation, Economists Call It

Part Of Us Believes The New Car Is Better Because It Lasts Longer. But, In Fact, That's The Worst Thing About The New Car. It Will Stay Around To Disappoint You, Whereas A Trip To Europe Is Over. It Evaporates. It Has The Good Sense To Go Away, And You Are Left With Nothing But A Wonderful Memory.

The Price We Pay For Our Irresponsible Explanatory Urge Is That We Often Spoil Our Most Pleasant Experiences By Making Good Sense Of Them.

Our Brain Accepts What The Eyes See And Our Eye Looks For Whatever Our Brain Wants.

The Word Happiness Is Used To Indicate At Least Three Related Things, Which We Might Roughly Call Emotional Happiness, Moral Happiness, And Judgmental Happiness.

My Friends Tell Me That I Have A Tendency To Point Out Problems Without Offering Solutions, But They Never Tell Me What I Should Do About It.