A toaster, a firm, a university, a horse and a senator are
all just fine and dandy, but when they become our toaster, firm,
university, horse and senator they are instantly finer and dandier. People are quite adept at finding a positive
way to view things once things become their own.
As soon as our potential experience becomes our actual experience – as
soon as we have a stake in its goodness – our brains get busy looking for ways
to think about the experience that will allow us to appreciate it. - excerpt from Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
A special thanks to a cousin who recommended this book several years ago.
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