be careful what you wish for

Hedonic adaptation? Being happi-er is not to get used to being happy!

Do we really want or desire happiness? Do we really want or desire happiness? At first glance, this question seems contra-intuitive and meaningless to ask as we assume that happiness is what we want and desire the uttermost. According to Lacan, our fantasies have to be unrealistic. Because the moment, the second that you get[…]