The 4 Components of Dissatisfaction

Or, the 4 psychological factors that make satisfaction temporary.

1. Boredom
2. Negativity Bias
3. Rumination
4. Hedonic Adaptation

Taken together, these 4 components add up to a lot of dissatisfaction in life, even if our circumstances are truly great.

As the author of one study explains, as “new goals continually capture one’s attention, one constantly strives to be happy without realizing that in the long run such efforts are futile.”

Humans may be wired to pursue happiness, but we’re not too well equipped to experience it.