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excitement I'd carried for so long disappeared quite quickly. My sense of loss, which I'm sure others have felt on their own personal quests, has been explained by Professor of psychology Thomas Gilovich from Cornell University: "One of the enemies of happiness is adaptation," he has said. "Webuy things to satisfy ourselves, and are happy, but only for a moment. New things at first make us feel better, but then we adapt and become bored."It turns out that delaying happiness is also a form of happiness. It appears to be a mechanism that helps us maintain happiness longer and acts against a psychological characteristic that is deeply ingrained in the human subconscious. This is because we always hope for success, but when we succeed, we quickly become frustrated. While this trait motivates us to constantly thrive to get ahead, at the same time it causes some level of despair.
The happiness felt before a trip is different to any other happiness encountered in life. In almost everything else we may do, we have a fair idea what our goal looks like. But thinking about a trip is different. You really have no idea what lies ahead, regardless of how much research and planning you've done. We often "travel" to a place well before leaving home for the airport, but how it looks and feels once we are there is almost always unexpected. Preparing for a trip creates a smoldering excitement, a range of emotions that permeate your daily life and being.
1) What does Professor Thomas Gilovich say about the human psychology towards buying new things?
A. People buy new things when they feel bored
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B. It makes us vulnerable to negative emotions
BCD
The excitement from buying new things is short-lived It gives us unlimited pleasures after the purchase
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What is the difference in the happiness felt before travelling compared to other kinds of happiness?
ABCD
Travelling brings about unknown and unpredictable outcomes Travelling is generally safer than other things
Travelling is more expensive than other activities
D. Travelling is less emotion-intensive than other activities
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