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š°The Pleasure Principle. (Today I Learned #231)
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Artwork by Zeren Badar. Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aWkhuAu8go From reading a book I just bought I stumbled across this Theory on human behavior brought about by Sigmuead Freud. The idea is states that there is a driving force in all humans that seeks for pleasure and avoids pain. When I stumbled across this idea I knew it had me peg. There is a side of me that I have to constantly fight so that I can go about my life and get projects finished and make progress in life. There is a part of me that does not want to accept the harsh reality of life. This side wants to willing stay in the dark because ignorance is bliss. Finding out about this idea makes me more relaxed. It relieves anxiety because I now that I know that this is just an aspect of human nature I donāt have to guilt trip myself when my productivity stifles. Learning about this idea makes me understand more why things like goal setting and delaying gratification are effective. There is a force with us that seeks for pleasure and avoids pain. Itās good to seek pleasure and its wise to avoid pain. Though a lot of times rewards are on the other side of pain. A lot of times one has to embrace experiencing pain to accept the reality of matter.
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Artwork by Zeren Badar. Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aWkhuAu8go From reading a book I just bought I stumbled across this Theory on human behavior brought about by Sigmuead Freud. The idea is states that there is a driving force in all humans that seeks for pleasure and avoids pain. When I stumbled across this idea I knew it had me peg. There is a side of me that I have to constantly fight so that I can go about my life and get projects finished and make progress in life. There is a part of me that does not want to accept the harsh reality of life. This side wants to willing stay in the dark because ignorance is bliss. Finding out about this idea makes me more relaxed. It relieves anxiety because I now that I know that this is just an aspect of human nature I donāt have to guilt trip myself when my productivity stifles. Learning about this idea makes me understand more why things like goal setting and delaying gratification are effective. There is a force with us that seeks for pleasure and avoids pain. Itās good to seek pleasure and its wise to avoid pain. Though a lot of times rewards are on the other side of pain. A lot of times one has to embrace experiencing pain to accept the reality of matter.
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