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Novelty Never Lasts

One thing I have recently begun to learn in life is that the novelty of
anything, given a little bit of time, no matter how fascinating or unusual it
was at first, usually wears off quicker than one would prefer. I have found
this to apply to nearly everything I have experienced in my life, and a
frightening term comes to mind. "jaded." At least it should be frightening to a
mere seventeen year old, with so much left to do in life. I am more than
confident that this is just a passing phase, but nonetheless I have discovered
how quickly the novelty of certain things can wear off from the experience I
have had in the jobs I have held and from the repeated action of doing anything
that I ...

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I really don't look forward to it as much as I used to. Instead, I just
shrug it off, "Pizza, big deal, what else do we have to eat?" This same loss of
appreciation has happened with my second job as well. I have been working at
Sony Theater's Palace Nine for about four months now, and I can easily say that
I don't really enjoy an outing to the movies as much as I used to enjoy them.
Probably because I see them all for free now, but mostly because I know exactly
how the movie theater works, I no longer experience the same thrill about going
to the movies that I once did. I know all the ins and outs of the business I
need to, and I am no longer fascinated by the movie theater industry. I find
this loss of appreciation unfortunate to say the least, but at least I was
making some money in the process.
I have also found that novelty can wear off through the repeated action
of doing anything that I find enjoyable on a regular basis. A couple examples
of this would be billiards ...

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Added: 1/29/2006 05:26:56 AM
Category: English
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