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How Pleasure Makes People Miserable & How Weight Loss Really Works

Something You Should Know

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The Pleasure-Pain Paradox

This chapter examines the clash between modern pleasure abundance and our brain's evolution toward scarcity, linking this dissonance to rising anxiety and dissatisfaction, particularly among youth. Through the metaphor of 'gremlins', the discussion highlights how repeated indulgence in pleasurable activities can reset the brain's balance toward pain, resulting in addiction-like symptoms. Personal anecdotes, including a dependency on romance novels, underscore the complexity of recognizing harmful behaviors tied to everyday indulgence and the importance of self-reflection and balance.

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