Human desires - Topics

Does money buy status or merely replace it? The status treadmill: every promotion raises the bar Why the thrill of something new fades so quickly What people say they want versus what their choices reveal Why people buy things they cannot afford to signal status Why fame became a career goal instead of a byproduct Wanting and liking are two separate systems in the brain Do people want to be happy or to be seen as happy Why ambition stories never mention what the ambition cost Libido is broader than sex: what Freud actually meant Why people chase money they will never get around to spending When the desire for status and the desire for love collide Is the desire for control stronger than the desire for money Why the desire for love and the desire for freedom pull apart Does money buy wellbeing? The Easterlin paradox and the satiation point The hedonic treadmill: why the promotion stops feeling good Why do people want what the people around them want Why sexual desire and the need for intimacy do not line up