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All in the Mind
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The Right Kind of Suffering Sets the Stage for Pleasure
You say in your book that the right kind of suffering can set the stage for pleasure. Some suffering could enhance pleasure in a very short term, like eating spicy food or immersing yourself in a hot bath. But some suffering is more r a long term and we find out worth while when it comes to our lives. You talk about things like people joining the army and and going to war, even though they know they might suffer. It's not because they think they'll suffer, is it? I think you're right. Pain and pleasure lie in balance. And there's laboratory experiments confirming what sort of common sense, which is, food tastes really better if you haven't eaten for
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