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It helps to find joy that does not require a thrill.
Trading thrills for being content and curious still leads to enjoyment of new things without the need for it to be exciting. It might be less intense, but still very enjoyable.
I'm reminded of when a friend of mine quit smoking. He said "OMG I can smell oranges and they taste amazing!". The "thrill" of smoking had dulled his finer senses to the point he wasn't able to enjoy oranges before quitting smoking.
I think life is like that too. If you're living the "thrill" all the time, you can't perceive or appreciate all kinds of smaller wonderful things around you happening in life.
A buddy of mine is a wine steward. He quit smoking and said "Holy shit I can taste wine again. I've just been making it up for years!"
The candle that burns half as bright burns twice as long