Pro Tip 3: Two Approaches To Tackle The Hedonic Treadmill
- Step off the hedonic treadmill temporarily by choosing not to buy nonessentials for a period of time. Try 30 days, or if you’re feeling wacky, a few months or a whole year.
- Create a list of all the things you want to buy. Feel free to go full nerd on it: Do research, make notes, make it a handsome list. Any time you want to buy something put it on that list. Then, make a rule for how long a thing needs to be on the list before you buy it — it could be 24 hours or a few months. Your mind will then get trained for delayed gratification.
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