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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Emotions as Information for Survival
Enjoyment, satisfaction, and meaning are often misunderstood, but understanding their definitions can lead to real strategies for happiness. Enjoyment is not the same as pleasure, as pleasure is a limbic phenomenon driven by the brain's evolving console of tissue. Emotions are simply information, with no inherently good or bad feelings; even negative emotions serve a critical role in survival, having kept humans alive numerous times.
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