Psychology says the gap between getting what you wanted and still wanting more is not necessarily a character flaw — it is hedonic adaptation, the brain’s tendency to turn yesterday’s achievement into today’s normal and quietly move the finish line again

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There is a particular embarrassment that can arrive after success. A person gets the job, the promotion, the funding, the house, the public proof, the number they used to think would settle somethi...