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How the Diderot Effect was named
French writer and philosopher Denis Diderot once acquired a beautiful scarlet dressing gown. So he got rid of his old gown and admired the new one. But now the rest of his possessions felt old, so he went on a buying spree to replace his old possessions with more extravagant options, eventually leading him into debt.
All this started with one precious object. Diderot was the master of his old robe, but a slave to the new one. We do the same. We buy a cabinet, then buy objects to put on the shelve.
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How to manage the Diderot Effect
It is possible to curb impulse buying and move to mindful consumption.
- Beware of the shiny object syndrome. When you want to buy something, ask if you need it. What real advantage will you gain?
- Create spending limits. Create a strict budget...
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We buy products we don't need
We often fill our lives with possessions we don't need.
This is named the Diderot Effect: the tendency to over-consume, spurred by our need for betterment.
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The French philosopher Denis Diderot became a wealthy man at age 52 and was able to afford small indulgences.
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The French philosopher Denis Diderot was well known for his role as the co-founder and writer of Encyclopédie , one of the most comprehensive encyclopedias of the time. He lived nearly his entire life in poverty, but that all changed one day in 1765.
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