hedonic treadmill

French translation: adaptation hédonique

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English term or phrase: hedonic treadmill
Definition from TapRun.com:
The human tendency to continuously adapt to a standard of living, such that increasing levels of wealth or comfort does not lead to permanent increases in happiness.

Example sentence(s):
  • It turns out that almost everybody experiences the hedonic treadmill. But if you learn to recognize its signs, you can build simple habits that will help increase your happiness without feeling the need to constantly buy new things. Develop Good Habits
  • A study by Barbara Fredrickson and colleagues Cohn, Coffey, Pek, and Finkel showed that the stream of positive emotions induced through loving-kindness meditation can outpace the effects of the hedonic treadmill (2008). PositivePsychology
  • The hedonic treadmill theory explains the often-held observation that rich people are no happier than poor people, and that those with severe money problems are sometimes quite happy. The theory supports the argument that money does not buy happiness and that the pursuit of money as a way to reach this goal is futile. Investopedia
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French translation:adaptation hédonique
Definition:
"L’adaptation hédonique (ou tapis-roulant hédonique, traduction littérale de l'anglais « Hedonic treadmill »), est la tendance observée des humains à revenir rapidement à un niveau de bonheur relativement stable en dépit d'événements positifs ou négatifs majeurs ou de changements importants dans leur vie 1. Selon cette théorie, quand une personne gagne plus d'argent, les attentes et les désirs augmentent en tandem, ce qui n'entraîne aucun gain permanent de bonheur. Brickman et Campbell ont inventé le terme dans leur essai Hedonic Relativism and Planning the Good Society (soit, traduit littéralement : « Relativisme hédonique et planification de la bonne société ») en 19712."
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Definition from WIKIPEDIA:
"L’adaptation hédonique (ou tapis-roulant hédonique, traduction littérale de l'anglais « Hedonic treadmill »), est la tendance observée des humains à revenir rapidement à un niveau de bonheur relativement stable en dépit d'événements positifs ou négatifs majeurs ou de changements importants dans leur vie 1. Selon cette théorie, quand une personne gagne plus d'argent, les attentes et les désirs augmentent en tandem, ce qui n'entraîne aucun gain permanent de bonheur. Brickman et Campbell ont inventé le terme dans leur essai Hedonic Relativism and Planning the Good Society (soit, traduit littéralement : « Relativisme hédonique et planification de la bonne société ») en 19712."

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  • "L’adaptation hédonique (ou tapis-roulant hédonique, traduction littérale de l'anglais « Hedonic treadmill »), est la tendance observée des humains à revenir rapidement à un niveau de bonheur relativement stable en dépit d'événements positifs ou négatifs majeurs ou de changements importants dans leur vie 1. - WIKIPEDIA  
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