The ObservatoryThe enough-meter
A recurring way to ask whether you have enough, before the mind has moved the goalposts
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Hedonic adaptation is the mind's ability to get used to nearly anything, good or bad. The goalposts often move without our noticing. What felt like enough a year ago rarely feels like enough today.
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Why does it work?
Hedonic adaptation, where well-being drifts back toward a roughly stable starting point after both good and bad events, is a recurring finding in happiness research (Brickman & Campbell, 1971; see also Diener, Lucas & Scollon, 2006). The meter itself is structured reflection, not a validated instrument.
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