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020			_a0062910566
020			_a9780062910561
035			_a(OCoLC)1236192633
092			_a152.42 _bB655
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aBloom, Paul, _d1963- _eauthor. _9232724
245	1	0	_aThe sweet spot : _bthe pleasures of suffering and the search for meaning / _cPaul Bloom.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bEcco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, _c[2021]
264		4	_c©2021
300			_axxvii, 272 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPreface: the good life -- Suffer -- Benign masochism -- An unaccountable pleasure -- Struggle -- Meaning -- Sacrifice -- Sweet poison.
520			_aWhy do we so often seek out physical pain and emotional turmoil? We go to movies that make us cry, or scream, or gag. We poke at sores, eat spicy foods, immerse ourselves in hot baths, run marathons. Some of us even seek out pain and humiliation in sexual role-play. Where do these seemingly perverse appetites come from? Drawing on groundbreaking findings from psychology and brain science, The Sweet Spot shows how the right kind of suffering sets the stage for enhanced pleasure. Pain can distract us from our anxieties and help us transcend the self. Choosing to suffer can serve social goals; it can display how tough we are or, conversely, can function as a cry for help. Feelings of fear and sadness are part of the pleasure of immersing ourselves in play and fantasy and can provide certain moral satisfactions. And effort, struggle, and difficulty can, in the right contexts, lead to the joys of mastery and flow. But suffering plays a deeper role as well. We are not natural hedonists--a good life involves more than pleasure. People seek lives of meaning and significance; we aspire to rich relationships and satisfying pursuits, and this requires some amount of struggle, anxiety, and loss. Brilliantly argued, witty, and humane, Paul Bloom shows how a life without chosen suffering would be empty--and worse than that, boring.
650		0	_aSuffering _xPsychological aspects.
650		0	_aPain _xPsychological aspects. _9242808
650		0	_aSocial psychology. _952537
650		0	_aPleasure. _910892
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