180. What Makes Some Objects Feel Special?
Where does sentimental value come from? Why did Angela throw out her childhood journals? And would Mike wear Hitler’s sweater?
- SOURCES:
- Jeffrey Galak, professor of marketing at Carnegie Mellon University.
- John Irving, author.
- Marie Kondo, professional organizer and consultant.
- Paul Rozin, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Yang Yang, research scientist at the Institute of Behavioral Research at Texas Christian University.
- RESOURCES:
- "Experiences Endure," by Angela Duckworth (Character Lab, 2022).
- "Study Finds That THESE Are the Most Valued Family Heirlooms," by SWNS Staff (SWNS, 2021).
- "Micro Wave: How 'Bout Dem Apple...Seeds," by Thomas Lu, Madeline K. Sofia, and Brit Hanson (Short Wave, 2021).
- "Sentimental Value and Its Influence on Hedonic Adaptation," by Yang Yang and Jeffrey Galak (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2015)
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, by Marie Kondo (2010).
- "A Real-Life Version of the Hitler’s Sweater Experiment," by David Berreby (Big Think, 2010).
- "The Makings of the Magical Mind: The Nature and Function of Sympathetic Magical Thinking," by Carol Nemeroff and Paul Rozin (Imagining the Impossible: Magical, Scientific, and Religious Thinking in Children, 2000).
- "Operation of the Laws of Sympathetic Magic in Disgust and Other Domains," by Paul Rozin, Linda Millman, and Carol Nemeroff (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1986).
- EXTRAS:
- "How Do You Connect With Someone You Just Met?" by No Stupid Questions (2023).
- "Do You Savor or Gobble?" by No Stupid Questions (2022).
- "Why Do We Hoard?" by No Stupid Questions (2020).
- The Twilight Saga, by Stephanie Meyer (2005-2020).
- A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving (1989).
