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Sep 16, 2026 01:38PM
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

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"paralysis victims show full hedonic treadmill reset within a year" isn't a good reading of the original study, and it didn't replicate anyway; later studies do find persistent, substantial effects on reported happiness > 1 year out
Sep 15, 2026 03:59PM
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom


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marshmallow test - replication showed massive decrease in effect size
priming study - didn't replicate, lol
bad bad year to write a social psychology book
Sep 14, 2026 12:55PM
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom


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