More than 3,000 travelled, which really increased our desire to get a result, just for what it would mean to them.
But it just might increase our desire for smaller frivolities.
Maglio points out that social media makes us especially conscious of other people's airbrushed lives, potentially increasing our desire to live a happier, more exciting life.
Those lovely colors make us say 'Yummy!' and increase our desire to wolf them down as fast as possible.
"I feel like for Claire and I it has increased our desire for each other, we are good with it.
The fascination with our own mortality and the physical world is not a new concept; throughout history humans have been interested in gods, heroes, folklore, and the supernatural which, in turn, has shaped our imaginations and our increased our desires for superior forms and diversified environments.
Consistent with this interpretation, researchers have also found that reminders of death increase our desire for fame and for children, both of which are commonly associated with symbolic immortality.
Deepening our congruency (verbal and nonverbal, feelings and thoughts), consistency and cultivating a safe conversation with others in expressing our needs increases our likelihood of achieving our desired results, and providing for the opportunity of others to assist us in our goals.
Perhaps technology has even increased our stimuli and desire to reach out, to travel, to discover, to dream big, to be divas, presidents and astronauts, but reality is very different from social media, movies and glossy magazines of top models.
Meanwhile, marketers use happiness economics and psychology to find the best way to pitch the item to maximise our desires to increase our wellbeing.
