“The paradox is that hedonism, the pursuit of pleasure for its own sake, leads to anhedonia, which is the inability to enjoy pleasure of any kind.” PainPleasureAddictionAddiction And RecoveryHedonismAnhedoniaPleasure And Pain Book:Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Source: Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
“By protecting our children from adversity, have we made them deathly afraid of it? By bolstering their self-esteem with false praise and a lack of real-world consequences, have we made them less tolerant, more entitled, and ignorant of their own character defects? By giving in to their every desire, have we encouraged a new age of hedonism?” PainHappinessParentingAddictionHuman BrainAddiction And RecoveryDopamineChild DevelopmentHedonismPleasure And Pain Book:Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Source: Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence