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hedonic treadmill  

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  • It is widely assumed that material circumstances strongly affect human happiness. However, as the example of the “poor little rich girl” suggests, objective outcomes and happiness are not perfectly correlated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Hedonic Treadmill]

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