Philosophical idea for repetition of doing things leads to loss of interest in subject?

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I am searching for a term that refers to doing something will eventually result in boredom from that something.

The term fatigue often follows a noun describing the formerly enjoyed treat or pasttime - caviar fatigue. — bib, Mar 07 '16 at 20:05

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 07 '16 at 23:09

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I like to cite The Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns. The added investment of time, yields less enjoyment for each hour put into that activity. But since it does not reference interest/boredom specifically, this is perhaps a bit broader of a term than you want.

http://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/lawofdiminishingmarginalreturn.asp

answered Mar 07 '16 at 23:09

BenL

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Though mathematically identical, the Law of Decreasing Marginal Utility is more germane to the specific concept – MichaelChirico Mar 28 '16 at 00:13

Philosophical idea for repetition of doing things leads to loss of interest in subject?

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