title: On the importance of distinguishing hedonia and eudaimonia when contemplating the hedonic treadmill.
abstract: Comments on the article by E. Diener, R. E. Lucas, and C. N. Scollon which provided a revision of the adaptation theory of well-being. The current author suggests that consideration of the emerging distinction between hedonic and eudaimonic well-being was missing from the original article and is worthy of scholarly attention.
authors.affiliation: College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718, USA. water@tcnj.edu
authors.forename: Alan S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Waterman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010684:Philosophy; D011584:Psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012919:Social Behavior