"hedonic treadmill" meaning in English

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        "The tendency of humans to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness (or sadness) despite major positive or negative events or life changes."
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          "stable",
          "stable"
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          "level",
          "level"
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          "happiness",
          "happiness"
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        [
          "sadness",
          "sadness"
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          "major",
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          "positive",
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          "negative",
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          "life",
          "life"
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          "change",
          "change"
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        {
          "word": "hedonic adaptation"
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          "roman": "takayyuf al-mutʕa",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "تَكَيُّف المُتْعَة"
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          "roman": "takayyuf al-laḏḏa",
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          "word": "تَكَيُّف اللَذَّة"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "hedoninen oravanpyörä"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "hedonistische Tretmühle"
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          "word": "hedonistische Anpassung"
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          "roman": "gedonistíčeskaja adaptácija",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "гедонисти́ческая адапта́ция"
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          "roman": "gedonistíčeskaja begovája doróžka",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "гедонисти́ческая бегова́я доро́жка"
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      "roman": "takayyuf al-mutʕa",
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      "word": "hedoninen oravanpyörä"
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      "word": "hedonistische Tretmühle"
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      "word": "hedonistische Anpassung"
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      "roman": "gedonistíčeskaja begovája doróžka",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "гедонисти́ческая бегова́я доро́жка"
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