You hit on something that researchers discovered in the 60s. Turns out some things you need to be ok, but they don't make you happy. If you don't have them, th

You hit on something that researchers discovered in the 60s. Turns out some things you need to be ok, but they don't make you happy. If you don't have them, they make you unhappy. They're called "Hygiene Factors". Then there's a whole set of things that if you have them, they make you happy, but the absence doesn't make you unhappy. These are called "Motivators". More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_theory