Travel is no cure for the mind (2018)
This very much captures the hedonic treadmill: when you increase your baseline level of happiness, you re-normalize to the new level, with relatively little change in your absolute happiness.<p>But while I do think appreciating what you have is <i>part</i> of how to avoid the hedonic treadmill, I don&#x27;t think it&#x27;s a matter of learning to be happy with a routine.<p>I&#x27;ve found it possible to make a conscious effort to avoid hedonic adapation, and enjoy novel things <i>without</i> allowing them to become a new baseline. If you can maintain your expectations at the same level, while improving your actual circumstances noticeably above that level, you can maintain a higher level of enjoyment of your life.