Why Earning More Leads To Lesser Satisfaction

This phenomenon is explained by the Weber-Fechner laws from the field of psychophisics!

An illustration of the Weber–Fechner laws — On each side, the lower square contains 10 more dots than the upper square. Yet, the perception is different between the left and the right square sets (Image from Wikimedia Commons)

Have you ever noticed how earning more leads to lesser satisfaction? By ‘earning’, I don’t mean just money. This notion can be applied to social media likes/shares, sports victories, tasty food, etc. Talk about a profound realization! Just…