There's Always a Bigger Yacht (And That's The Point)

You've crossed finish lines and felt nothing. You've gotten the thing and immediately needed the next thing. That's not weakness — that's the hedonic treadmill, and your brain is running it whether you like it or not.In this episode, Jamie Roddy takes the false idol problem through five wisdom traditions across 2,500 years — from Laozi to Sikhism to Ram Dass — and pairs it with current neuroscience on dopamine and hedonic adaptation to explain why external validation will never deliver the peace you're chasing.Three practical tools to interrupt the cycle. One guided meditation to close.This is Staying Aligned. We take wisdom from everywhere and leave the dogma out.stayingaligned.org