Principlev1
Construct future narratives around identity and meaning
Construct future narratives around identity and meaning rather than emotional outcomes, because hedonic adaptation makes emotion-based narratives unsustainable.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from People rapidly adapt to material improvements, returning to (hedonic adaptation) and Human beings construct identity through ongoing narrative (identity as narrative construction). It prescribes focusing future narratives on identity/meaning rather than emotional states—actionable guidance that follows from understanding adaptation limits.