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The truth about happiness. We are designed to long for it, not to get it
We are designed to long for it, not to get it
By blending insights from evolutionary theory and cognitive neuroscience, I'll unveil the secrets of happiness in a series of posts on the topic. The fact that Alexander could be unhappy due to the lack of prospects for further expansion after conquering one of the largest empires in history, strikes us as a tragic aspect of our human condition: habituation. People adapt to their changing circumstances—even to life-changing events—and tend to return to a fairly constant level of well-being (Diener, Lucas, and Scollon, 2009).
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