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What does it mean?
Desire for food grows as you eat; thirst decreases as you drink.
In plain terms
Eating makes you hungrier but drinking quenches thirst.
What can you take from it?
Some desires grow when satisfied while others fade.

Where it applies

  • consumerism
  • relationship dynamics
  • habit formation

Putting it to work

  • understanding addiction
  • managing cravings

Questions to consider

  • What desire grows when you indulge it?
  • How do you manage endless wants?

Another view

This generalization does not apply to all desires.

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