Imagine that you have a favorite toy, and you want to make it last longer. You might think that the best way to do this is to use the toy less often, so it doesn't wear out as quickly. But what if using the toy less often actually makes you want to buy more toys, because you get bored with the toy you have? This is kind of like what happens with Jevon's Paradox.

Jevon's Paradox is an economic idea that says that when people find a way to use a resource more efficiently, they often end up using more of that resource, not less. For example, if cars become more fuel-efficient, people might end up driving more, because they can afford to drive farther on the same amount of gas.

So, even though we're using less gas per mile, we're actually using more gas overall because we're driving more. This means that making things more efficient doesn't always lead to less resource usage, and can sometimes have the opposite effect.