![]() ![]() More is not going to make you happier.īe grateful for what you already have and happiness will find you. The next thing is just going to make you want more. So, if you find yourself on the hedonic treadmill, get off by recognizing that you adapt to continually improving circumstances. Happiness is found when we get clear about our purpose, find ways to serve, savor the moments we are in, and are grateful for what we already have. Happiness is not found in the next thing, the next accomplishment, the next relationship, or the next purchase. Gratitude is a practice that directly counteracts the hedonic treadmill. If we stay on the hedonic treadmill, constantly believing that the next big thing is going to make us happy, we will find ourselves getting nowhere closer to joy. This process of desiring something, obtaining it, enjoying it for a while, then moving on to chase the next thing we think will make us happy is called the hedonic treadmill. We pursue whatever that thing is.īut once we get that thing, we get used to it. Some fun, but telling research shows that we tend to think we know what is going to make us happy. One of the problems causing this is called hedonic adaptation - standing for our tendency to. This week, we are focusing on Habit #2: Get off the hedonic treadmill. The thing is we are terrible at predicting what will make us happy. We have a brand new edition of the book out for the tenth anniversary of its release, and this week we’re continuing our series talking about the nine habits that make you happier, healthier, and more resilient. This is actually one of my favorite pieces of positive psychology, and it is habit number two in my book Successful Women Think Differently. ![]() Did you know that research shows that we are actually poor predictors of what will make us happy?
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