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<blockquote data-quote="BCJacket" data-source="post: 760010" data-attributes="member: 2332"><p>Hedonic adaption is a real B***h - essentially the human tendency to take the current level of success as a given and strive for more. We're constantly thinking: if I could just get promoted to x level, make $xxx amount, buy that beach condo, <em>then </em>I'd be satisfied. But then we take what we have for granted and come up with a new thing we need 'to be satisfied'. Also called the hedonic treadmill, because it never ends...</p><p></p><p>It's so sad to me, Bama fans, Clemson fans, have every reason to be satisfied. They've gotten far more than a typical cfb fan's lifetime worth of championships. But they can't enjoy it, they're <em>terrified </em>of falling off the mountaintop. We look at UGA and think- 'Man, why aren't they satisfied with 10+ wins a year every year?' But we wouldn't, we'd take that as a given and raise our expectations. </p><p></p><p>So, I take comfort in that thought when it's looked like UGA was getting close to a championship. If they ever do win one, they'll celebrate for a night. But then, the fear of not making it back to the mountaintop will set in... They will never really be happy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BCJacket, post: 760010, member: 2332"] Hedonic adaption is a real B***h - essentially the human tendency to take the current level of success as a given and strive for more. We're constantly thinking: if I could just get promoted to x level, make $xxx amount, buy that beach condo, [I]then [/I]I'd be satisfied. But then we take what we have for granted and come up with a new thing we need 'to be satisfied'. Also called the hedonic treadmill, because it never ends... It's so sad to me, Bama fans, Clemson fans, have every reason to be satisfied. They've gotten far more than a typical cfb fan's lifetime worth of championships. But they can't enjoy it, they're [I]terrified [/I]of falling off the mountaintop. We look at UGA and think- 'Man, why aren't they satisfied with 10+ wins a year every year?' But we wouldn't, we'd take that as a given and raise our expectations. So, I take comfort in that thought when it's looked like UGA was getting close to a championship. If they ever do win one, they'll celebrate for a night. But then, the fear of not making it back to the mountaintop will set in... They will never really be happy. [/QUOTE]
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