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Complacency and contentment are not survival traits. And wealthy/successful people have the right to be sad/angst-y. Read up on the hedonic treadmill (http://
by webwright 13y ago
Complacency and contentment are not survival traits. And wealthy/successful people have the right to be sad/angst-y.
Read up on the hedonic treadmill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill): the tendency for humans to return to a level of happiness no matter what their circumstances.
- Dewie 13y agoPessimistically, maybe this implies that what we do and achieve has little impact on our well-being. Optimistically, maybe this means that our well-being and contentedness is a lot less dependent on external circumstances than we tend to think. Maybe practicing gratitude as a means to lead a more fulfilling life, and less on chasing external carrots, is the way to go.