Hedonic adaptation

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Do you know about the theory of Hedonic Adaptation? It says that humans have a tendency to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes.

Said another way: humans generally maintain a constant level of happiness throughout their lives – despite events that occur in their own environment!

In fact, research indicates that our level of happiness is 50% determined by genetics, 10% determined by outside circumstances, and 40% determined by intentional activities (ref. Wikipedia).

So, think positive. That will increase your happiness level.