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hedonic treadmill

observed tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events or life changes
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hedonic treadmill

Summary

hedonic treadmill is a theory[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,053 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hedonic treadmill's instance of is recorded as theory[3].
  • hedonic treadmill's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/085b6f[4].
  • hedonic treadmill's Quora topic ID is recorded as Hedonic-Treadmill[5].
  • hedonic treadmill's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779742960[6].

Why It Matters

hedonic treadmill ranks in the top 4% of theory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,053 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). hedonic treadmill. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hedonic-treadmill
MLA “hedonic treadmill.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hedonic-treadmill.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hedonic-treadmill_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{hedonic treadmill}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hedonic-treadmill}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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