Evaleon Hill The Poverty of Affluence
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one of the most frequent questions coming from exports of well being seems to be. If we're so rich, why aren't we happy? Well being research has shown that happiness can't be bought in the midst of our increasingly abundant culture. People don't seem to be getting any happier. And some have argued that in fact, the misery index is rising in terms of variables such as depression and suicide rate. One reason that increases in material blessings do not increase happiness is related to the principle of adaptation. Research from a number of different areas in psychology has shown how humans have an amazing ability to adapt to their ongoing circumstances. Yet one need not be a slave to the law of habituation adaptation to satisfaction can be counteracted by constantly being aware of how fortunate ones condition is. This is exactly what a practice of gratitude should accomplish, consistently reminding one of how good ones life really is. Grateful people are mindful materialists deliberate appreciation can reduce the tendency to depreciate what one has, making it less likely that the person will go out and replace what they have with newer Chinea faster, better alternatives, the ability that grateful individuals have to extract maximum satisfaction out of life extends to material possessions. In contrast, there is always some riel or imagine pleasure that stands in the way of the happiness of the ungrateful person. Consumerism, fuels ingratitude, advertises purposely invoked feelings of comparison and ingratitude by leading us to perceive that our lives are incomplete unless we buy what they're selling. He was a frightening statistic. By the age of 21 the average adult would have seen one million TV commercials by playing on our desires and fears. These add fabricate needs and cultivate in gratitude for what we have and who we are. Human relationships are hijacked. Consumer psychologists argue that advertising separates Children from their parents and spouses from each other. Parents are portrayed his un cool and out of touch with their teenage Children, who are encouraged to reject the older generations preferences and carve out their own identity around materialistic values, gratitude for our spouses and have a difficult time surviving the constant parade of perfectly sculpted bodies exuding perpetual sexual desire. In a classic study conducted in the 19 eighties, researchers found that men who viewed photographs of physically attractive women or Playboy Center. Valls subsequently found their current meat less physically attractive, became less satisfied with their current relationships and express less commitment to their partners. Gratitude Conservers a firewall of protection against some of the effects of these insidious advertising messages. When a person once what they have, they are less susceptible to messages that encouragement toe want, what they don't have or what others have.