Sadly, and to your your complete shock you’re not as happy as you thought you’d be when u got what you wanted.
The answer is No, we have this tendency of going back to a certain level of happiness, and this concept goes by the name “Hedonic Adaptation”.īut hedonic adaptation isn’t just that, it’s every dream job we ever fantasized about, every luxurious apartment we ever hoped to rent, every car we saved up for, and every time we uttered the words, “Imagine how happy I’d be if I got this or that”. Will you still feel the same happiness you felt the first time, will you But how long does that happines last for?Īvengers over and over again, or say you hear your favorite song each day for a You just listened to your favorite song, and you’re happy, giddy even. You just got out of the theaters after watching “The Avengers” and you’re thrilled from being one of the firsts to see it.
