Book: Cassie Holmes, Happier Hour. Happier Hour “is filled with loads and loads of practical, evidence-based advice for how to live better by investing in what really matters. It’s the kind of book that can change your life for the better” (Laurie Santos, Yale professor and host of The Happiness Lab podcast).
Article: Kristina Radova, “Hedonic Adaptation - Everything You Need to Know”
Concept: Hedonic Adaptation (aka Hedonic Treadmill) The hedonic treadmill, also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.[1]
According to this theory, as a person makes more money, expectations and desires rise in tandem, which results in no permanent gain in happiness. Philip Brickman and Donald T. Campbell coined the term in their essay "Hedonic Relativism and Planning the Good Society" (1971).[2] The hedonic treadmill viewpoint suggests that wealth does not increase the level of happiness.[3]
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Listen: Duke Ellington and Ray Brown, “This One’s for Blanton”. I haven’t listened to much Ellington (I’m not a big band fan), but this album is amazing. Hat tip to Open Studio - the other albums on their “10 Greatest Jazz Albums” list are all great too.
