hedonic

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Researchers have described this shift in style as a move from the hedonic to what's called the eudaimonic, a Greek concept referring to a meaningful experience or a feeling of well-being.

From Salon

But that process, known as hedonic adjustment, most commonly applies to physical objects.

From Seattle Times

The term "hedonic treadmill" is a positive psychology theory that states that even after an individuals' goals are achieved, that person will return to their baseline level of happiness.

From Salon

Because the alcohol causes our bodies to relax, sometimes with a corresponding burst of hedonic energy?

From Seattle Times

That’s human nature, of course: No matter how good our luck is, we get used to it, and trudge forward on the hedonic treadmill, as miserable as we ever were.

From Washington Post