#hedonic-treadmill

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Philosophy
fromFast Company
1 week ago

The high-achiever's paradox: Why reaching your goals won't make you happy

Achieving goals rarely brings lasting satisfaction; humans adapt and find happiness in pursuit and process rather than in arrival.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

What Happiness Feels Like (Once You Stop Trying to Find It)

Constantly monitoring happiness reduces it; removing unrealistic expectations and compulsive caregiving increases the capacity to feel without flinching.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

How Doing More Makes You Feel Like Less

Modern busyness equates motion with meaning, driving constant activity and notifications that substitute velocity for purpose and erode genuine progress.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Why More Is Never Enough

Our insatiable nature is an evolved survival mechanism.
The hedonic treadmill impairs lasting satisfaction from material possessions.
Understanding our evolution helps us manage our desires better.
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

Why Can't I Just Be Happy?

The individual in this state is confused and, even worse, terrified. Whereas joy once felt within reach, anhedonia diminishes one's sense of agency.
Mindfulness
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