While the hedonic treadmill may not be familiar to you by name, the principle behind it has long been a part of our popular culture. Despite the changes in fortune on both sides of the spectrum, both will return to his or her baseline happiness after a temporary rise or fall in well-being. In other words, every time we take a step forward, a treadmill moves right along with us, keeping us in place.Ī classic example is that of the lottery winner and a paraplegic.
The theory of hedonic adaptation suggests that short term gains or losses in our happiness or well-being do not necessarily lead to lasting gains or losses in well-being, because we adapt to our circumstances. Then we will look at some ways to get off the hedonic treadmill altogether
Buying things feels good, but the feeling doesn’t last.
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