What a great point. The little bits of joy definetly add up to alot more.
Interestingly this is a thing in positive psychology, commonly refered to as savoring. Its a technique of paying special attention to small moments of happiness because they affect our overall mood alot more than big moments people tend to fixate on.
Heres a research article on the topic for anyone interested. the abstract gives a good overview of the concept.
Okay, and did those 2000 purchases bring you cumulatively more joy than a single $10,000 purchase?
Almost certainly.
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What a great point. The little bits of joy definetly add up to alot more.
Interestingly this is a thing in positive psychology, commonly refered to as savoring. Its a technique of paying special attention to small moments of happiness because they affect our overall mood alot more than big moments people tend to fixate on.
Heres a research article on the topic for anyone interested. the abstract gives a good overview of the concept.