#299 Why We Always Want More (Hedonic Adaptation)

The Level Up English Podcast

In my last episode, I spoke about my cycling trip to Taiwan. While there, I had a lot of time alone to think to myself with no distractions. In this episode today, I'm going to share some of the things I was thinking about.
One of these was the idea of Hedonic Adaptation (also known as the Hedonic Treadmill). This is something that we all face as humans and might just be the key to understanding how to be happy and content.
It's a really useful topic when it comes to being happy with what you have and not always feeling bad about what you don't - such as feeling bad for not being good enough at English.
Let's find out more.
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1. #299 Hedonic Adaptation (00:00:00)

2. The Body's Adaptability (00:02:28)

3. Is Time an Illusion? (00:05:18)

4. Perspective is Everything (00:07:12)

5. What is Hedonic Adaptation? (00:10:43)

6. Getting a New Phone (00:12:44)

7. Moving House (00:14:47)

8. Getting a Raise (00:16:21)

9. Learning a Hobby (00:18:40)

10. Overcoming Hedonic Adaptation (00:22:01)

11. Practise Gratitude (00:22:37)

12. Focus on Little Wins (00:23:29)

13. Change Up Your Routine (00:24:28)

14. Practise Mindfulness (00:26:09)

15. Take a Break (00:26:46)

16. Updates (00:27:44)

17. Listener Message (00:31:33)

18. Quote (00:33:44)