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#75 | 4 Powerful Psychology Truths...

The Modern Mind

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The Hard Line Relationship Between Psychology and Material Goods

We are hardwired through society to believe that material goods will also make us happy so what is the actual relationship between our psychology and the desire for material goods it's head on a cap adaptation. We very quickly become acclimated to material goods like your brand new red Porsche is quickly just your car right It's just quickly like how you get to work we very very quickly acclimate to material things if i fly over to scotland though right that's brand new the food i've tried i've never tried beforelike the scenery the architecture all of its brand new. That newness sticks with us and satisfies our cravings in a way thatour tendency to acclimateto material

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