If one is bound to adapt to one's life either way, will ERE lose its appeal? I would certainly hate to get to the point of early retirement just to adapt and then go back to work to fill a void.ĭoes anyone ever think about hedonic adaptation the other way around, as you adapt to less and need something different to continue being happy?
Hedonic adaptation was first looked at as prisoners eventually learn to adapt to their circumstances as it becomes a "new normal". All the things I'm looking forward to I'll adapt to and therefore they'll eventually lose that special appeal.
Getting to eat lunch at home on your own time will be great for a while, but eventually you'll adapt to that as well. will be great for the first few months, but will eventually lose its luster. That's crazy! I'm glad I'm on the ERE journey."īut hedonic adaptation cuts both ways. All that "stuff" will cease to make me happy until I get more stuff, and then I'll need even more. This article makes me think "yeah, awesome.I don't need a bunch of consumerist crap because it just puts me on a treadmill that continually must speed up to achieve the same results. MMM wrote an excellent article on the evils of hedonic adaptation here: I imagine I will be because I'll be able to spend my time how I want to, but I wonder how hedonic adaptation fits in to ERE. On my journey towards financial independence/early retirement I find myself asking myself if I'll be happier once I'll no longer have to wake up way too early in the morning and go to a job I generally dislike.
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