Sorrow is special because i see sadness as being one of the fundamental pathways that we have to human connection. And that it also has to do with spiritual longing. So i see sorrow as tapping into almost a kind of evolutionary impulse that we have for the mother to respond, or the parent to respond to a crying child. That's why i see it as something that's different from those other kinds of emotions. Ye night, i don't want to drail it and go in to like a whole different m we have the hour. We can go i whater we want. We won't even pay.
Some people think humans are natural pleasure seekers. But not psychologist Paul Bloom. In his new book, “The Sweet Spot,” Paul says we’re pain seekers, too. Just think about all the uncomfortable things we do for fun — eating spicy food, climbing treacherous mountains, watching scary movies, engaging in BDSM. Why do that stuff? According to Paul, it’s because pain can enhance pleasure, chosen suffering can make you more resilient, and adversity can suffuse your life with meaning. We can all benefit from a little discomfort, and in this intimate conversation with Next Big Idea Club curator Susan Cain, Paul explains how to fit more of it into our lives.
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