🤗 Happiness (S08E26) + Transcript
IELTS Speaking for Success
00:00
The Hedonic Adaptation
There's a thing in science called the hedonic adaptation where you do things that make you happy, but then you need to try even harder to get the same level of happiness each time. So your behavior to get this pleasure becomes more extreme over time. It's the reason why lots of people in positions of power get caught doing crazy and unseemly things because they're just trying to get that same high. Try and avoid it. Be level headed.
Transcript
Play full episode
