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Compared to nature… pleasure-packed experiences are hard to resist. We have the brains of our ancestors but temptations they never had to face.
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When it comes to habits, the key takeaway is this: dopamine is released not only when you experience pleasure, but also when you anticipate it.
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We are more likely to repeat a behavior when the experience is satisfying… Feelings of pleasure – even minor ones… teach your brain that a behavior is worth remembering and repeating.
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As a general rule, the more immediate pleasure you get from an action, the more strongly you should question whether it aligns with your long-term goals.
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…add a little bit of immediate pleasure to the habits that pay off in the long-run and a little bit of immediate pain to ones that don’t.
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…cash rewards and shiny trophies can provide a delicious jolt of pleasure at first, but the feeling soon dissipates – and to keep it alive, the recipient requires ever larger and more frequent doses.
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We do autotelic work because it engages us completely, and because intense engagement is the most pleasurable, satisfying, and meaningful emotional state we can experience.
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Flourishing isn’t about pleasure or satisfaction; it’s about living up to our fullest potential. And to truly flourish, we have to be optimistic about our own abilities and opportunities for success.
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Much as we do with any source of pleasure that begins to provide diminishing returns, our first instinct is to increase the dose.
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We all bring more energy to the activities we enjoy and the pleasure itself sustains our energy.
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