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Pain-Pleasure Principle
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Pain-Pleasure Principle

Pain and pleasure are inseparable—the key is choosing which to face first. Choose short-term discomfort, like a tough workout, and gain lasting rewards. Opt for fleeting pleasure, and pain often follows as regret. The choice is yours—what serves your future self best?

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TRUE SATISFACTION
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TRUE SATISFACTION

TRUE SATISFACTION
There are two kinds of pleasures:

  • Short term - False pleasure

  • Long term - True satisfaction

The instant gratifications, short term, is when you CONSUME while delayed gratification, long term, is when you CREATE.

Consumption only lights up your dopamine centre temporally and makes you want more and more. Your dopamine receptors get less and less sensitive to the external stimuli → leading you to need bigger and bigger does to get the same dopamine hit.

Once the dopamine spike wears off you don't feel so good. This is why we call it false pleasure.

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