“The hedonic treadmill is one example of the common human trait of adaptation. Studies of human response to positive and negative events… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“What was going on? Brickman surmised that, in the case of the lottery winners, they now derived significantly less pleasure from ordinary… — Eric Weiner Copy Share Image
“A fixation on happiness inevitably amounts to a never-ending pursuit of “something else”—a new house, a new relationship, another child, another pay… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
“We're strange creatures, we humans. At one level, we just want to eat, drink, play, and acquire more stuff. But life on… — Chris Anderson Copy Share Image
“Psychologists sometimes refer to this concept as the 'hedonic treadmill': the idea that we're always working hard to change our life situation,… — Mark Manson Copy Share Image
