This is because of a concept known as hedonic adaptation.
Simply put, theres no one thing that will make you happy forever.
Eventually, you get used to it and need something different.
Thats why you oughta break your routine.
Soon, it becomes normal.
Once its normal, it can start to get boring.
So, with relationships, lets say you get married and you get a happiness boost.
So we want to introduce some variety and novelty and surprise to the marriage in a positive way.
Dont watch Netflix every Friday night; mix it up.
Do different things with your partner.
The kind of things that can lead to more surprises, again in a positive way.
Same thing with a job.
Novelty and variety are difficult because they require us to break routines.
Pursuing something different is hard.
However, boredom is powerful.
It can drive us to take for granted the things we have in our lives that are valuable.
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