why the 10th time you do something fun it doesn’t feel as good as the 1st time
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When you do something for the first time, you have no basis for comparison or experience on what it’ll be like. If it’s good, you say “that was good!” with nothing to compare it to. The second time, if it’s good, you don’t say “that was good!”, you say either “that was better than the last one” or “that wasn’t as good as the last one.” As you do it more and more, you form a baseline expectation for how good it’ll be, and it has to exceed that expectation to actually feel good. If it meets expectations, it’s what you expected, and if it’s below expectations, you feel disappointment.
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