by Jeph Johnson
Hedonism in its rawest form might take on some negative connotations (gluttony, decadence, drunkenness, addiction); but one needn't over-indulge in pleasure to fulfill the hedonist's credo.
In fact, I would say that obtaining just the right amount of pleasurable activities and events in one's life without taking it to an unhappy extreme is the true calling of a successful hedonist.