What Eileen Gu has said about Hedonic treadmill
1 quote · 1 episode · Aug 31, 2026
Eileen Gu, Freestyle skier who competes for China, has been quoted on Hedonic treadmill once in 1 episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty, most recently on August 31, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Gu argues that feeling behind in one's twenties reflects the hedonic treadmill and is energy that should be redirected.
“the fact of the matter is it's energy that doesn't know where to go. And so that's a neutral thing”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: EILEEN GU: “The Ground Was Cracking Beneath Me.” (Aug 31, 2026) · Listen from 19:02
Episodes
EILEEN GU: “The Ground Was Cracking Beneath Me.”On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Aug 31, 2026 · 1 h 5 min
Jay Shetty talks with Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu about her upbringing, mindset, direction over hard work, visualization, and her grandmother's death during the Milan Olympics.
Eileen Gu on other topics
- Sports psychology · 3 quotes
- Grief · 2 quotes
- 2026 Winter Olympics · 2 quotes
- Visualization in sports · 1 quote
- Freestyle skiing · 1 quote
- Constructive criticism · 1 quote
- Femininity · 1 quote