The Diderot Effect - The Curse Of Upgrading Your Lifestyle

"In the 18th century, French philosopher Denis Diderot received a gift of a beautiful scarlet dressing gown... Within a short time he grew dissatisfied with his surroundings.... One by one he started to replace the worn furnishings in his study – the old desk and chairs, the threadbare and faded drapes, and even his old bookshelves – with classy, expensive, new items that properly reflected the look of his new robe. Soon he plunged into debt. Diderot wrote an essay called "Regrets on Parting with my Old Dressing Gown," claiming his beautiful new gown had become a curse, not the blessing he first thought." - BoomerAndEcho.com