Mike Carruthers

Well, you probably have to imagine that maybe it plays a role.

I mean, if something horrible happens to you, your child dies or something, you've got to find a way to get on with your life.

And by habituating or by being able to accept that, I guess that makes it easier.

I'm sure everybody's had that experience of getting something new and exciting like a car.

Or, you know, I remember when I got my house, the house I live in now.

When I first walked into it to look at it, I just, you know, I knew it.

For me, this was a great house, and I wanted this house.

But I knew.

I knew then, and it has come to be, that now it's just my house.

I mean, it's a nice house, but it's not as exciting now as it was then.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Yeah, well, I've always felt that, that, you know, getting away from something helps you appreciate it more when you come back, when you take a break.

We're talking about how we get used to things, how we habituate to things, and why it's good and sometimes not so good.

My guest is Tali Sherritt.

She is author of the book, Look Again, The Power of Noticing What Was Always There.

So, Tali, that song thing just makes no sense to me because it would seem so frustrating to be listening and going, oh, here comes my favorite part.

Oh, man, what'd you stop the song for?

I mean, I would find that, I would think I would find that so frustrating.

Wow.

So, yeah, some other ways to do this.