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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Understanding Enjoyment, Satisfaction, and Meaning
Enjoyment is not the same as pleasure, which is a limbic phenomenon. It is more than just a signal from the ventral striatum, the reward center of the brain. Enjoyment can be turned into a fully human experience by adding people and memory to it, moving the experience into the prefrontal cortex. Pleasure-filled activities, if pursued compulsively and alone, can lead to less happiness. Natural endorphins that make us feel good have been chemically altered into addictive substances like fentanyl, leading to unhealthy practices and thousands of drug overdose deaths each year. Engaging in pleasure-filled activities like drinking alcohol or gambling with people and creating positive memories turns them into enjoyment, which is a crucial part of happiness.
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