Core term · Gustav Fechner

Just-Noticeable Difference

The smallest change you can actually detect — and it grows as the starting amount grows.

Areas of life
Moneyadaptationthe senses

Why it matters

Explains why a raise, a new possession or a gain stops registering as you get more.

How to handle it

Expect each added amount to feel smaller than the last.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn Just-Noticeable Difference into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.