Paul Bloom: Learn to Embrace Suffering, Live A Life of Meaning and Find Purpose In Your Life
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Most of us believe that a good way to arrange our lives is by minimizing suffering for ourselves and for those around us.
In his latest book, Paul Bloom lays out an argument that human beings aren’t exactly wired that way - and that this may actually be a good thing.
Human beings will often choose their own suffering (even extreme forms of it) in order to gain everything from control over our environment to visceral pleasure.
In today’s conversation, Paul and Tom dive deep into the evolutionary underpinnings of chosen suffering, the biological roots of human morality, the relationship between sex and religion, how to live a meaningful life, and much more!
You can learn more about many of the topics covered in today’s conversation in Paul’s new book, The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning.
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SHOW NOTES:
00:00 | Introduction - Paul Bloom
06:54 | Darwinism and Control Over Pain & Pleasure
13:24 | Meditation & Getting Outside of Yourself
24:30 | Mastery and Self-Control
28:38 | Against Empathy
30:29 | Meaning and Purpose
41:12 | Developing the Skill of Willpower
48:54 | Calibrating our Self-Esteem to the World Around Us
58:19 | Emotions, Depression, and Neurochemistry
1:09:58 | Nature, Nurture, and Morality
1:18:59 | Morality and Sexual Behavior
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