When the watch arrives and is in your wrist, the excitement won't last nearly as long as the build up did. So relish this moment!![]()
Absolutely. It is because we are allowing ourselves to be conditioned into expecting 'things' to bring us happiness, which of course they invariably don't. But there's a rush that comes with the anticipation of receiving the new 'thing', and the subtle yet eventual disappointment drives us to want more. It literally is like a drug, and I'm sure the ol' dopamine experts would say we're getting our hits chasing the next gadget.
All the while our real lives are passing us by. How many people who are refreshing their order status page like crazy for the last week have also gone out and improved their life, done something selfless, learned something, created something? I'm not judging - I haven't either! But I do recognise that this compulsion is unhealthy and I feel bad that I'm letting it get to me.
I do enjoy the build up but excitement will increase ten fold once i get a tracking number![]()
Absolutely. It is because we are allowing ourselves to be conditioned into expecting 'things' to bring us happiness, which of course they invariably don't. But there's a rush that comes with the anticipation of receiving the new 'thing', and the subtle yet eventual disappointment drives us to want more. It literally is like a drug, and I'm sure the ol' dopamine experts would say we're getting our hits chasing the next gadget.
All the while our real lives are passing us by. How many people who are refreshing their order status page like crazy for the last week have also gone out and improved their life, done something selfless, learned something, created something? I'm not judging - I haven't either! But I do recognise that this compulsion is unhealthy and I feel bad that I'm letting it get to me.
It really is a destructive process, and while I do look forward to receiving the watch, I'm a) very careful not to get too excited because I know it isn't going to make me happier or live a better life and b) saddened when I see how much people are allowing this to get to them and dictate their days.
When the watch arrives and is in your wrist, the excitement won't last nearly as long as the build up did. So relish this moment!![]()
As long as the vibrate mode is powerful enough.When the watch arrives and is in your wrist, the excitement won't last nearly as long as the build up did. So relish this moment!![]()
I know. It's weird how it works. I always have this feeling with Apple products!! The waiting kills me and I want the product so much but as soon as I've had it a week, it's all back to normal. And as you say, it'll be the same with Apple Watch.
Except the difference here is that you will be asked about the apple watch in public a lot more than you would be if you were simply upgrading to the newest iphone.