• jjmoldy@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    ITT: People addicted to feeling miserable making any excuse they can for refusing to even attempt to improve their lives in any way.

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      3 days ago

      People are addicted to convenience and routine, not necessarily comfort or happiness.

      A lot of people have a hard time understanding this, so much so that they invent reasons for why they avoid change and empowerment. You may not realize that in your own brain, you’re going to feel really attached to predictable patterns, far more than you will get attached to new, happy experiences.

      The cognitive dissonance that this creates makes people do and say really funny things, or really dangerous things.

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      3 days ago

      Bingo. Even though eating at a deficit saves money and walking just requires shoes.