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Opened a warranty request for a pair of wireless earbuds that started acting up. Despite having seen reports from other users with the same issue successfully getting replacements I just couldn't do it. Today I finally did the thing.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Kind of? If that makes sense. It's less a feeling of accomplishment and more relief cause it isn't hanging over my head anymore.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I see it like this; Instead of raising our mood from say a base 0, we're getting to 0 from a negative deficit. A net gain, but not really making you feel better.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hygiene factors […] do not give positive satisfaction or lead to higher motivation, though dissatisfaction results from their absence.

Getting things done you know you need to do is a hygiene factor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This was news for me as well, bookmarked and looking forward to an in-depth read later - thank you!

I'm always so happy to learn more about how this works so I can recognize and adapt. I know it works for many, but the thought of medication as the answer is something I really try to avoid.

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