Kristen Diehl

I study both experiences that cost something as well as experiences that don't cost something. So I'm really interested in how paying attention to certain things gives us more or less enjoyment. So, yes.

I study both experiences that cost something as well as experiences that don't cost something. So I'm really interested in how paying attention to certain things gives us more or less enjoyment. So, yes.

I study both experiences that cost something as well as experiences that don't cost something. So I'm really interested in how paying attention to certain things gives us more or less enjoyment. So, yes.

I'm generally a happy person, I think. And my advisor told me that people either study what they're good at or what they're bad at.

I'm generally a happy person, I think. And my advisor told me that people either study what they're good at or what they're bad at.

I'm generally a happy person, I think. And my advisor told me that people either study what they're good at or what they're bad at.

I think I have some insights there, yes. Much more complicated question than you would think it is. I agree.

I think I have some insights there, yes. Much more complicated question than you would think it is. I agree.

I think I have some insights there, yes. Much more complicated question than you would think it is. I agree.

Right. Because they're the ones who kind of suggested to us that that's something normative, like the norm for a diner. Maybe still like I walk around with this like coffee pot that has the coffee burned on the bottom. Right.

Right. Because they're the ones who kind of suggested to us that that's something normative, like the norm for a diner. Maybe still like I walk around with this like coffee pot that has the coffee burned on the bottom. Right.

Right. Because they're the ones who kind of suggested to us that that's something normative, like the norm for a diner. Maybe still like I walk around with this like coffee pot that has the coffee burned on the bottom. Right.

But, you know, they also tend not to be the ones who are profit maximization entities. Right.

But, you know, they also tend not to be the ones who are profit maximization entities. Right.

But, you know, they also tend not to be the ones who are profit maximization entities. Right.

The incremental benefit of him being a little bit happier with this is probably not worth their cost.

The incremental benefit of him being a little bit happier with this is probably not worth their cost.

The incremental benefit of him being a little bit happier with this is probably not worth their cost.

Yeah, it's just a little top up to you. But times 24-7, it's still an expense.

Yeah, it's just a little top up to you. But times 24-7, it's still an expense.

Yeah, it's just a little top up to you. But times 24-7, it's still an expense.

And then you're like, yes, we're in this together. Okay, so that is actually research.

And then you're like, yes, we're in this together. Okay, so that is actually research.

And then you're like, yes, we're in this together. Okay, so that is actually research.

That works the first time. But then the next time he was like, OK, where's the rogue employee here?

That works the first time. But then the next time he was like, OK, where's the rogue employee here?

That works the first time. But then the next time he was like, OK, where's the rogue employee here?

Yeah, I think that's sad, but it's called hedonic adaptation. Yeah.

Yeah, I think that's sad, but it's called hedonic adaptation. Yeah.

Yeah, I think that's sad, but it's called hedonic adaptation. Yeah.

It definitely will, like, Give your colleague a bigger bump the first time than the fifth time. No question asked.

It definitely will, like, Give your colleague a bigger bump the first time than the fifth time. No question asked.

It definitely will, like, Give your colleague a bigger bump the first time than the fifth time. No question asked.

On the upside, that got us out of the caves. Right? If we had been happy in the caves, we wouldn't have ventured out.

On the upside, that got us out of the caves. Right? If we had been happy in the caves, we wouldn't have ventured out.

On the upside, that got us out of the caves. Right? If we had been happy in the caves, we wouldn't have ventured out.