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).