You keep doing more and earning more. Yet, you’re not any happier than before.
Ever wonder why? It’s because you’re on the hedonic treadmill.
The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, refers to our tendency to return to a relatively stable level of happiness or satisfaction after experiencing positive or negative events or changes in our lives.
In other words, it's the concept that our happiness levels tend to revert to a baseline despite significant life events or changes.
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