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When anticipated pleasure becomes another disappointment

I spent all day looking forward to my evening walk but when the time came I felt too tired and watched TV instead, then felt worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between imagined and executed pleasure can become a source of self-judgment and reduced well-being.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Pleasure and its examined life?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.