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Old 11-27-2009, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Boreas View Post
Actually, I think the "treadmill" is really only a means of observing what's postulated as being a characteristic of human nature: that we experience a relatively fixed state of happiness, regardless of circumstances. The treadmill is merely the instrument for determining changes in our circumstances against which our degree of happiness can be measured.
Well put and pretty much indisputable.
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