There was a recent episode of the podcast Back to Work that mentioned this very thing: http://5by5.tv/b2w/120 http://5by5.tv/b2w/120 At around 42:00-56:00, (I

There was a recent episode of the podcast Back to Work that mentioned this very thing: http://5by5.tv/b2w/120 http://5by5.tv/b2w/120 At around 42:00-56:00, (I made a note because I liked it so much), they start talking about safety nets and how we think about events changing our behavior. Merlin made the point that if you're not practicing enjoying your weekends now, having a lot of money can give you a more expensive weekend, but not necessarily a more enjoyable one. A more productive strategy is to rehearse how to be happy with what you have, not what it would be like if you didn't have to worry about anything (because that's probably never going to happen).