“Doesn't it make
sense that the more we spend on ourselves, the more satisfied we’ll be?
“In actuality, the answer is no. Studies have consistently
shown that when we purchase something we want but don’t really need, we
generally experience a short-term feeling of satisfaction (a “chocolate high”),
followed by a relatively swift return to our earlier satisfaction level. In
other words, just about everything we buy that we do not really need is rapidly
taken for granted. Living on such a consumer treadmill, with its short-term
highs, runs counter to our well-being and can divert us from experiencing
sustained happiness.”
Craig P. Wilson, “Lasting Happiness,” Ensign, April 2014,
18.
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