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The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

Book by Jonathan Haidt · 4 quotes · People, Life, Morality

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“It is change that contains vital information, not steady states. Human beings, however, take adaptation to cognitive extremes. We don't just habituate, we recalibrate. We create for ourselves a world of targets, and each time we hit one we replace it with another.”