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The Science of Well-Being

Annoying Features of the Mind Part 3

Here we are, the final part of week 3, from The Science of Well-Being. And we will be discussing the Annoying Features of the Mind Part 3. So far we have discussed Annoy Features of the Mind Part 1 & 2. Miswanting, absolute vs relative reference points, and social comparison. Go check them out. There is lots of information, but it is really eye opening! Now, let’s dive into, Annoying Features of the Mind Part 3. Annoying Feature # 3 Hedonic adaptation. Have you noticed that our minds adapt over time? That they habituate? Side note, I love the word …

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The Science of Well-Being

Annoying Features of the Mind Part 2

Welcome to Annoying Features of the Mind Part 2. Last post, we discussed the first two annoying features; miswanting and absolute vs relative reference points. We left off within the topic of reference points. Specifically, social comparison. Social Comparison To review, social comparison is the act of evaluating yourself. Whatever it is; salary, possessions, abilities, beauty, and grades. Whatever it is, relative to other people. We discussed this in relationship to salary in the last post. If we are going to use reference points, we should at least use reasonable ones. But our minds just don’t do that. Our minds, …

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The Science of Well-Being

Annoying Features of the Mind

Welcome to week 3 of my cliff notes version of The Science Of Well-Being online course. This week will also be broken down into 2 or 3 parts. Let’s get right into discussing annoying features of the mind, shall we? Last week we discussed some misconceptions of happiness. All these things we care about, that we think will make us happy, are not actually making us happy, or at least not as happy as we think. And today, we’re going to walk through why that is. Annoying Feature # 1 Why are our expectations so wrong? Why do we think …

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