Academic term for the human tendency to optimize and defend familiarity in one's daily life

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There is a word (likely an item of psychological jargon) which I heard once in a YouTube video and keep finding a need for.
It was a "state of being" adjective that I remember beginning with e- (possibly eu-) and, when used in a sentence something like "Yes, Humans are [...], but..." it referred to our tendency to optimize our day-to-day life for familiarity and then resist change.
(It was being used as part of an argument on the importance of resisting that tendency and seeking out new life experiences.)
Does anyone know what this word was?

Mozibur Ullah · Answer

Well, the classic word in this case is 'conservatism'. It's also descriptive of a political ideology that espouses a philosophy that the status quo is better than unknown and uncertain change.
However, it doesn't begin with the letters you suggested  - 'eu'.

Academic term for the human tendency to optimize and defend familiarity in one's daily life

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