But what if we are just stuck with our purchase or decision? What if the sale is final? Well, recognizing that nothing can be done about it we tend to get on with enjoying our life. And humans are remarkable at this. When the chips finally fall we tend to make the best of it. Gilbert calls this our psychological immune system, the protective psychological mechanisms that help reconcile us to our life circumstance.

I’ve really been enjoying Richard Beck’s series on the Impossibility of Happiness. Go read the posts here, here and here.

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