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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] 
They have run marathons on the hedonic treadmill, but as always, still in the same place.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

This is also the basic premise of the second to last episode of The Good Place. You get to heaven, get everything you could ever desire, and then get bored of it. "Happiness zombies" is what they are called by Lisa Kudrow's guest star character.

https://thegoodplace.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_51:_Patty

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Well this conversation turned fascinating.

Thanks for sharing your story, PP.[/quote]

+1. Thanks for providing me my Wikipedia rabbit hole for the day. [/quote]

Sure thing. I have found this area of psychology/behavioral economics interesting, both for personal life and thinking about the world. This is a very rough summary, but this research has shown a few interesting things, some of which you have probably heard before:

In general, activities and relationships help make you happier. Possessions and things do not.

Stressful things that you can't control and are unpredictable have an ongoing negative effect. Traffic is the ultimate example of this.

As an activity/experience, travel can be beneficial for happiness, but interestingly, it's the planning/anticipation of travel which most boosts happiness. [/quote]

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