Hedonic treadmill
Subject in Social Sciences
Hedonic treadmill has come up in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including Huberman Lab, On Purpose with Jay Shetty. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Eileen GuFreestyle skier who competes for China
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
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- Huberman Lab · 1 episode
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 1 episode
Episodes
The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur BrooksHuberman Lab · Sep 14, 2026 · 2 h 50 min
Andrew Huberman and Arthur Brooks discuss the three macronutrients of happiness, the four worldly idols, leisure, addiction, faith, and questions for finding meaning.
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.