[MandieD]

This one is rather harsh, but it made me think even more about my car use (I already lived within walking distance of a subway and a commuter rail station, so was ripe for further changing my habits): https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/04/22/curing-your-clown...

Hedonic adaptation: https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/10/22/what-is-hedonic-a...

Basically, once you’re accustomed to a certain “luxury,” it can feel like a necessity, even if you were content without it before.

Flipside: once you’re used to doing without something, you may find that you don’t really miss it, even if before you had trouble imagining doing without (in my case, full time car usage - I grew up in suburban Texas)