Why do we tend to listen to a new song that we like over and over again and then we can’t stand hearing it anymore?

Question

Why do we tend to listen to a new song that we like over and over again and then we can’t stand hearing it anymore?

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Answer 1

The law of diminishing marginal utility – for instance say you love chocolate – and someone gives you a giant jar of m&ms – the first time you eat it you will eat a lot of it. But as you continue to eat m&ms your desire to eat them (demand) decreases until eventually you become sick of m&ms.

Now apply it to music – you are constantly craving new music – when you find something you like you will consume it (listen to it) as much as you can but each time you consume it your demand to hear it again drops a little bit until your minds demand for the song is low and you don’t want to listen to it as much.