Pleasure results from incomplete and intermittent satisfaction of desires. If you listen to a song continually, the joy it elicits at the beginning dwindles over time.
Habituation is a fundamental characteristic of our brain—a tendency to respond less and less to things that are constant or frequent, like the aroma of coffee.
We can regain sensitivity and feel more joy by breaking up our experiences, as research shows that enjoying things intermittently leads to greater pleasure.
The challenge is to recognize both the good things we may overlook and the negative aspects we have become accustomed to in order to enact change.
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