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“The phylogenetically uber-ancient neurological machinery for processing pleasure and pain has remained largely intact throughout evolution and across species. It is perfectly adapted for a world of scarcity. Without pleasure we wouldn’t eat, drink, or reproduce. Without pain we wouldn’t protect ourselves from injury and death. By raising our neural set point with repeated pleasures, we become endless strivers, never satisfied with what we have, always looking for more.” — Anna Lembke
The phylogenetically uber-ancient neurological machinery for processing
pleasure and pain has remained largely intact throughout evolution and
across species. It is perfectly adapted for a world of scarcity. Without
pleasure we wouldn’t eat, drink, or reproduce. Without pain we wouldn’t
protect ourselves from injury and death. By raising our neural set point with repeated pleasures, we become endless strivers, never satisfied with what we have, always looking for more.