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The Satisfaction Trap

Seeking satisfaction: It’s never-ending and ultimately unsatisfying
February 23rd, 2022

Social Scientist and columnist Arthur Brooks discusses at length the “trap” of getting and keeping satisfaction, in whatever manner you define it.  “Your goals are probably very different from mine, and perhaps your lifestyle is too.  But the trap is the same.  Everyone has dreams, and they beckon with promises of sweet, lasting satisfaction if you achieve them,” Brooks notes.  “But dreams are liars. When they come true, it’s … fine, for a while. And then a new dream appears.”  He offers, as usual, great advice.

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