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The Fun of Eating a Pepper Hotter Than the Sun
The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
Imagining Negative Events
Paul argues that suffering we experience in our imagination has lots of unique benefits. One is the emotional control we have over what happens in fantasy. Simulated negative experiences, like watching a tense car chase or a scary disaster movie, can also be incredible teachers. Imagining negative events is the human equivalent of what animals do when they learn to fight.
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