Kristen Diehl
Appearances
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
I study both experiences that cost something as well as experiences that don't cost something. So I'm really interested in how paying attention to certain things gives us more or less enjoyment. So, yes.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
I'm generally a happy person, I think. And my advisor told me that people either study what they're good at or what they're bad at.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
I think I have some insights there, yes. Much more complicated question than you would think it is. I agree.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
Right. Because they're the ones who kind of suggested to us that that's something normative, like the norm for a diner. Maybe still like I walk around with this like coffee pot that has the coffee burned on the bottom. Right.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
But, you know, they also tend not to be the ones who are profit maximization entities. Right.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
The incremental benefit of him being a little bit happier with this is probably not worth their cost.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
Yeah, it's just a little top up to you. But times 24-7, it's still an expense.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
And then you're like, yes, we're in this together. Okay, so that is actually research.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
That works the first time. But then the next time he was like, OK, where's the rogue employee here?
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
Yeah, I think that's sad, but it's called hedonic adaptation. Yeah.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
It definitely will, like, Give your colleague a bigger bump the first time than the fifth time. No question asked.
Planet Money
Planet Money complains. To learn.
On the upside, that got us out of the caves. Right? If we had been happy in the caves, we wouldn't have ventured out.