TFW You're Flying High digital wallpaper #NovemberReward (Patreon)

This month's digital wallpapers come to you from our lesson, "Would winning the lottery make you happier?" by Raj Raghunathan, animation by Allen Laseter.

Did you know that studies on lottery winners show that winning the lottery doesn't necessarily have a positive long term effect on your emotional state? As you get used to the novelty of material improvements in your life, you return to your default emotional state. This tendency to adapt to improvements in your life is called Hedonic adaptation. But it's not all gloomy! The ability to adapt also enables our resilience in recovering from adversity. 

So how about we use this month's wallpaper as a reminder of the astounding innate ability humans have to adapt and recover.

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