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#1437 - Stephen Dubner

The Joe Rogan Experience

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The Struggle Between Short-Term Comfort and Long-Term Benefits

This chapter explores the reasons people hesitate to engage in beneficial activities, highlighting the struggle between immediate desires for relaxation and the pursuit of long-term goals. The discussion examines how evolutionary traits favor relaxation and how this creates resistance to uncomfortable but productive efforts.

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