Your October 2018 Reductionist Monthly Challenge:
Ahhhh shopping!
The great American pastime.
On average, we consumers visit shopping centers six to seven times a week, according to ICSC.org. And a third of us are buying stuff online at least once a week, says The Washington Post.
No wonder we all have a clutter problem.
It’s so easy to stroll the aisles of our favorite stores or scroll through a flashy website and find something irresistibly cute.
Somehow it’s even easier to convince ourselves we need that thing, and we chuck it into our carts without a hesitation.
Getting new stuff gives us a rush. Excitement over novelty causes our brains’ motivation and reward centers to light up, stimulating dopamine to surge like a roller coaster while we swipe our credit cards at the checkout.
But if you’re like me, when you get home (or open that delivery box), a few minutes later the novelty wears off, and you wonder what in god’s name you were thinking when you handed over your hard-earned money to pay for that useless doodad.
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The great American pastime.
On average, we consumers visit shopping centers six to seven times a week, according to ICSC.org. And a third of us are buying stuff online at least once a week, says The Washington Post.
No wonder we all have a clutter problem.
It’s so easy to stroll the aisles of our favorite stores or scroll through a flashy website and find something irresistibly cute.
Somehow it’s even easier to convince ourselves we need that thing, and we chuck it into our carts without a hesitation.
Getting new stuff gives us a rush. Excitement over novelty causes our brains’ motivation and reward centers to light up, stimulating dopamine to surge like a roller coaster while we swipe our credit cards at the checkout.
But if you’re like me, when you get home (or open that delivery box), a few minutes later the novelty wears off, and you wonder what in god’s name you were thinking when you handed over your hard-earned money to pay for that useless doodad.
Keep reading...
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