I got what I wanted. Why am I unhappy?

I do think that some big life changes and some accomplishments can make a huge difference in our well-being, but they also open up a whole new set of challenges. Yeah, you know, I think of this as an emotional paradox, really, because there's the material aspect of it, if you get a job where you can be financially more secure or, you know, you finally have health insurance. ◈ 6:51 Those are very real material securities. that change your life. Yeah, but they don't automatically come with the emotional experience that we have coupled with our lives moving up into the right, as I say. Let's say you wanted something for a really long time, and you got it. And then you start feeling ambivalent. Stress.
I do think that some big life changes and some accomplishments can make a huge difference in our well-being, but they also open up a whole new set of challenges. Yeah, you know, I think of this as an emotional paradox, really, because there's the material aspect of it, if you get a job where you can be financially more secure or, you know, you finally have health insurance. ◈ 6:51 Those are very real material securities. that change your life. Yeah, but they don't automatically come with the emotional experience that we have coupled with our lives moving up into the right, as I say. Let's say you wanted something for a really long time, and you got it. And then you start feeling ambivalent. Stress. Life Kit · source

Source: Life Kit — tracking.swap.fm

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