RE: Question about the positive things in life
September 16, 2023 at 6:48 pm
(This post was last modified: September 16, 2023 at 6:48 pm by FrustratedFool.)
(September 16, 2023 at 5:01 pm)Angrboda Wrote: The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.
~ Wikipedia
Which is why you either need to change your baseline (is that possible?) Or have the resources to have a constant series of novel pleasant experiences and changes (be really rich, I guess). Preferably both.
