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Hedonic Adaptation: Why Happiness Never Lasts
You finally get what you wanted, and a few months later, you are dissatisfied again. This phenomenon is called hedonic adaptation.
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You finally get what you wanted, and a few months later, you are dissatisfied again. This phenomenon is called hedonic adaptation.
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