“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
“The pursuit of personal happiness has become a modern maxim, crowding out other definitions of the “good life.” Even acts of kindness toward others are framed as a strategy for personal happiness. Altruism, no longer merely a good in itself, has become a vehicle for our own “well-being".” PainHappinessBalanceNeuroscienceHuman BrainAddiction And RecoveryDopaminePleasure And Pain Book:Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence Source: Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence