#402 - Paul Bloom - Why Pain & Suffering Are Necessary For A Good Life

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University and an author. People do strange things to feel pleasure. Eating spicy food, having rough sex, watching scary movies. On top of that, they make huge sacrifices to find meaning, like having children or starting a business or training for a marathon. This suggests that perhaps there is more to living a good life than simple hedonistic pleasure. Expect to learn the four ways that we enjoy suffering, how the sexual fantasies of men & women differ, the true red pill around whether more money will make you happier, what you can learn about mindfulness from a dominatrix, why people love to watch sad movies, how a life without discomfort will become hell and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy The Sweet Spot - https://amzn.to/3DtmiSb Follow Paul on Twitter - https://twitter.com/paulbloomatyale Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Howdy everyone, welcome back to the show.
0:03.4	My guest today is Paul Bloom.
0:05.4	He's a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, professor emeritus of psychology
0:09.5	at Yale University, and an author.
0:12.9	People do strange things to feel pleasure, eating spicy food, having rough sex, watching
0:18.4	scary movies.
0:19.7	On top of that, they make huge sacrifices to find meaning, like having children or starting
0:24.5	a business or training for a marathon.
0:26.7	This suggests that perhaps there is more to living a good life than simple hedonistic
0:31.4	pleasure.
0:32.4	Expect to learn the four ways that we enjoy suffering, how the sexual fantasies of
0:36.6	men and women differ, the true red pill around whether more money will make you happier,
0:41.3	what you can learn about mindfulness from a dominatrix, why people love to watch sad
0:45.5	movies, how a life without discomfort will become hell, and much more.
0:51.2	This is a conversation that I'm having so much at the moment, the fact that a hyper-convenient
0:55.4	world leads to us actually being miserable, that challenge is inherently something that
1:00.5	makes us feel good about life, and Paul's gone.
1:04.2	So deep with this, finding what he's called the sweet spot in between pleasure and pain,
1:09.2	the amount of suffering that we need in order to live a meaningful and enjoyable life.
1:13.4	I really hope that you enjoy this.
1:14.6	If you do, check out the book.
1:15.7	It's a really good read.
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