Smart People Podcast

Paul Bloom - The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning

Nov 9, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Science of Happiness
02:28 • 2min
3
The Pleasures of Suffering
04:53 • 2min
4
Is It a Sacrifice of Momentary Suffering?
06:38 • 3min
5
The Individuality of Suffering
09:27 • 2min
6
How Do You Define Your Life?
11:39 • 3min
7
How Much Meaning Do You Have in Your Life?
14:15 • 2min
8
Is It Just We Get Bored?
16:41 • 2min
9
You Need the Pain to Be Able to Really Appreciate the Pleasure
18:46 • 3min
10
How Ginger Can Support Your Employee's Mental Health
21:41 • 4min
11
Is Yours You Saling, Why?
25:47 • 4min
12
Is There a Connection Between Happiness and Money?
29:17 • 2min
13
We Have a High Rate of Suicides
30:59 • 3min
14
The Interplay Between Evolution and Culture
33:59 • 2min
15
What Do You Want People to Understand About Suffering?
35:58 • 2min
16
Is There an Appetite for Meaningful Experiences?
37:42 • 2min
17
Organic Super Food Blends - Organify Green Juice and Organic Gold Blend
39:22 • 2min
18
Is There a Natural Law to Entropy?
41:43 • 2min
19
What Is It All About?
43:28 • 2min
20
The Hedonic Treadmill
45:51 • 3min
21
Suffering Is the Prerequisite, or at Minimum, to Happiness
48:22 • 2min
22
Benign Massocism
49:55 • 3min
23
Choosing Verses Unchosen Is Important
53:06 • 2min
24
How to Change Your Perspective on Suffering and the Search for Meaning
54:53 • 3min
25
The Sweet Spot, the Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning
57:35 • 2min