If you have ever wondered why a vacation can feel extraordinary on day one and merely pleasant by day four, neuroscience can actually offer a clear explanation. The pattern has less to do with the ...

Remember that big thing you achieved three months ago? Neither do I. The half-life on happiness feels awfully short these days, and as the years go on the ambition we had in our twenties becomes ...

Hedonic adaptation explains why happiness levels remain stable despite life changes, as our brains normalize extraordinary ...

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The hedonic treadmill is the idea that an individual's level of happiness, after rising or falling in response to positive or negative life events, ultimately tends to move back toward where it was ...