Concept
Satisfaction is logarithmic
Equal increments of felt gain require multiplicative increases in input, so a reinforcing loop and its perception are inverse curves: exponential growth only breaks even for feeling, and felt gain decays as soon as growth slows. Most of the available value sits early.
Where it appears
Treated in
- Part Four — The Ground UnderneathFlow, Reward, and Why Practice WorksWhy something this simple produces a felt sense of meaning: challenge-skill balance, hedonic adaptation, and reward that doesn't degrade.