hedonic treadmill
The tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness…The tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness (or sadness) despite major positive or negative events or life changes.
Meaning
1 sensesThe tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness (or sadness) despite major positive or negative events or life changes.
hedonistische Tretmühle, hedonistische Anpassung
гедонисти́ческая адапта́цияgedonistíčeskaja adaptácija, гедонисти́ческая бегова́я доро́жкаgedonistíčeskaja begovája doróžka
Translations
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Forms
plural: hedonic treadmills| Singular | hedonic treadmill |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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