The Hedonic Treadmill

[donttreadonbigfoot@lemmy.world]

A will is about right for Amazon these days

[afc1886vcc@reddthat.com]

I've definitely bought myself something more than a few times to try and fill an emptiness inside. It makes you feel better for about a day or less, then you go back to feeling how you did before.

[lugal@sopuli.xyz]

Something something Sisyphus happy

[9point6@lemmy.world]

I'm in this Wikipedia article and I don't like it

[shrugs@lemmy.world]

It works better of you buy something that has additional positives. Like a new oven and cooking more often or something to do sports.

But ya, I know that feeling.

[neatobuilds@mander.xyz]

Exactly, like a 10gbe nic to transfer all those pics you never take faster to your server, or maybe some heatsinks for your nvme drives so the degrees go down a little and you can see some data on benchmarks change a little

[lobut@lemmy.ca]

Reminds me of this comic:
https://theawkwardyeti.com/comic/the-new-thing/

[thereturnofpeb@reddthat.com]

i hate how much i fret and waste emotion and rage over making sure someone else's shit becomes my stuff. it is second only to the three weeks of "Best Waffle Irons of 2024" i make myself read endlessly before i buy one that is more expensive than i wanted to spend on a waffle iron that i will hate and not use.

i hate it.

[orderedchaos@lemmy.world]

Or that video game that is on sale in the off chance you remember to play it later if you happen to be browsing your 200+ game library.

[absolutechicagodog@lemm.ee]

Which game will make me feel any sort of desire to play a game again?

[neatobuilds@mander.xyz]

I'm always looking for a game that is the perfect mix of like two games

[majorhavoc@programming.dev]

That's why I buy myself projects that frustrate me for several days, before they make me feel better for a day or less, and then I go back to how I did before.

I really get my money's worth that way...I guess...

[anticorp@lemmy.world]

All of my backpacking equipment made me feel very happy when purchasing it, and it still does every time I use it, or see it.

[rooty@lemmy.world]

As a rule I don't buy specialized kitchen gadgets that are only good at making one type of food. It has saved me both money and cupboard space.

[mango@lemmy.world]

Relatable.

[feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world]

she cute

[slampisko@lemmy.world]

I suggest you make an exception for a rice cooker. It's been one of our best purchases and it can do other things besides cook rice too

[passerby6497@lemmy.world]

Just get into a hobby that you only have to do so often. Then you can frustrate yourself, feel better, feel normal again, then forget about it for 2 months.

Reusing frustration to conserve me frustration for what else is coming.

[photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I honestly don't understand rice cookers. Cooking rice in a pot is so fast and easy, plus it's basically the same process. What advantage does a rice cooker give you?

[mechaguana@programming.dev]

Its the consistency of the result you get, and just the leave and forget factor while you cook the rest of the meal.
I eat rice like at least once a day, so it's really paying off and so its a pretty hype cookware.