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The “hedonic treadmill” is why happiness upgrades feel normal in three days.

✗ FAKE
The hedonic treadmill is the tendency to return to a baseline level of happiness after positive or negative events. Brickman and Campbell introduced it in 1971. Adaptation time varies and is not exactly three days.

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