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

The hedonic threadmill

Ironically, the pursuit of happiness can lead us into the eternal trap of chasing unhappiness

1) It's never enough — you'll always want more2) The outside world can never deliver lasting happiness3) Instead of looking at the external, look inside

3 things about the hedonic threadmill

<ul><li>meditation</li><li>gratitude</li><li>exercise</li></ul>

How to get off the threadmill

To the outside world, I had just sold Twitch and was on top of the world. But inside, I was unhappy. Why? Let me introduce you to the hedonic treadmill. Watch to hear the full story! SUBSCRIBE TO MY ADVICE AND LIFE STORIES ► https://youtube.com/justinkanvlog SUBSCRIBE TO MY PODCAST ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8xRInHClfOm5yhsR2jAgUg I'm Justin Kan and I've been through the ups and downs in the startup world. I started Justin.tv, which morphed into Twitch and sold it to Amazon for almost $1 billion, became a partner at Y Combinator, and now I'm investing at my venture capital firm, Goat Capital, and working on my podcast, The Quest. Now, I want to share my stories, startup advice, throwback stories, life advice, behind-the-scenes content and what helped me achieve happiness here on YouTube. If you liked this video, don't forget to bang that like button and SUBSCRIBE for new videos EVERY Thursday! Questions? Reach out to jen@justinkan.com. FOLLOW ME: Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinkan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justinkan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinkan LISTEN TO THE QUEST, MY PODCAST: iTunes: https://pod.link/1533022759.apple Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zLH9PYMRqjkvfgjGa4iHo Transcripts (soon): https://justin.quest/ Everything Quest: https://listen.justin.quest/ GET EXTRA CONTENT AND MORE: Sign up to my newsletter: https://thequestpod.substack.xn--com-7m0aa/ Edited by @Weensy and Jen Lee (https://twitter.com/BackseatVC) #JustinKan​ #Life #HedonicTreadmill –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– NCS Dream by Di Young https://youtu.be/TiC7_167hQ0​ Creative Commons Attribution license Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-ncs-dream​ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vE7GJnq0jHQ

This is something I struggle with from time to time, putting it out there to serve as a reminder.

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To the outside world, I had just sold Twitch and was on top of the world. But inside, I was unhappy. Why? Let me introduce you to the hedonic treadmill. Watch to hear the full story!

SUBSCRIBE TO MY ADVICE AND LIFE STORIES ► https://youtube.com/justinkanvlog
SUBSCRIBE TO MY PODCAST ► https://youtube.com/TheQuestwithJustinKan

I'm Justin Kan and I've been through the ups and downs in the startup world. I started Justin.tv, which morphed into Twitch and sold it to Amazon for almost $1 billion, became a partner at Y Combinator, and now I'm investing at my venture capital firm, Goat Capital, and working on my podcast, The Quest. Now, I want to share my stories, startup advice, throwback stories, life advice, behind-the-scenes content and what helped me achieve happiness here on YouTube. 

If you liked this video, don't forget to bang that like button and SUBSCRIBE for new videos EVERY Thursday!

Questions? Reach out to jen@justinkan.com. 

FOLLOW ME: 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinkan
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justinkan
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinkan

FOLLOW ME: 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinkan
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@justinkan
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinkan

LISTEN TO THE QUEST, MY PODCAST: 
iTunes: https://pod.link/1533022759.apple
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zLH9PYMRqjkvfgjGa4iHo
Everything Quest: https://justinkan.club/

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Edited by @Weensy and Jen Lee (https://twitter.com/BackseatVC)

#JustinKan​ #Life #HedonicTreadmill

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NCS Dream by Di Young https://youtu.be/TiC7_167hQ0​
Creative Commons Attribution license
Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/-ncs-dream​
Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/vE7GJnq0jHQ

What's up everyone! Welcome to my YouTube channel! I'm Justin Kan and I've been through the ups and downs in the startup world. I started Justin.tv, which morphed into Twitch and sold it to Amazon for almost $1 billion, became a partner at Y Combinator, and now I'm investing at my venture capital firm, Goat Capital, and working on my podcast, The Quest. Now, I want to share my stories, startup advice, throwback stories, life advice, behind-the-scenes content and what helped me achieve happiness here on YouTube. 

If you liked any of my videos at all, don't forget to bang that like button and SUBSCRIBE for new videos EVERY Thursday!

Questions? Reach out to jen@justinkan.com. 

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