We live in a world that’s always whispering, “More is better.” A bigger home. A shinier car. A new phone. But the moment we get what we want, our satisfaction fades, and we’re already eyeing the next ...

The hedonic treadmill is the idea that an individual's level of happiness, after rising or falling in response to positive or negative life events, ultimately tends to move back toward where it was ...

Adapting to our surroundings is as much a part of life as breathing. Sometimes it’s a conscious decision; at other times, it’s a result of our evolutionary framework and there’s little we can do about ...