Tuesday, September 7, 2010

adaptation principle / hedonic treadmill

In every permanent situation, where there is no expectation of change, the mind of every man, in a longer or shorter time, returns to its natural and usual state of tranquility. In prosperity, after a certain time, it falls back to that state; in adversity, after a certain time, it rises up to it.

- Adam Smith


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