What We’re Reading: What are you waiting for?

I recently read about a psychological phenomenon called “specialness spirals” in which a person is unable to use an item because it’s too, well, special to use on a mundane day. University professor Jacqueline Rifkin researches consumption, and her article for Medium publication The Conversation addressed why some people are unable to convince themselves to use new items. “When people decide not to use something at one point in time, the item can start to feel more special,” she writes. “This accrual of specialness can be one explanation for how possessions accumulate and turn into unused clutter.” I know plenty of people who only use the “good china” for religious holidays or wait until a birthday to wear a pretty dress. I also know people who wear ball gowns for Zoom calls because… why not?

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