The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning

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Suffering's paradoxical role in happiness and meaning.

If you've ever wondered why we're drawn to things that make us cringe or cry, "The Sweet Spot" by Paul Bloom might just illuminate those darker corners of human desire. It's not about glorifying pain but exploring its complicated role in our quest for satisfaction and a meaningful existence. Dive into this book if you're intrigued by the psychology behind our most baffling emotional pursuits and are looking for a thoughtful examination of pleasure's complicated bedfellow: suffering.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning

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ISBN: 9780063214200
Authors: Paul Bloom
Date of Publication: 2021-11-02
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.61
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From the author of Against Empathy comes a different kind of happiness book, one that shows us how suffering is an essential source of both pleasure and meaning in our lives. 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. Brilliantly argued, witty, and humane, Paul Bloom shows how a life without chosen suffering would be empty—and worse than that, boring.
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Suffering's paradoxical role in happiness and meaning.

If you've ever wondered why we're drawn to things that make us cringe or cry, "The Sweet Spot" by Paul Bloom might just illuminate those darker corners of human desire. It's not about glorifying pain but exploring its complicated role in our quest for satisfaction and a meaningful existence. Dive into this book if you're intrigued by the psychology behind our most baffling emotional pursuits and are looking for a thoughtful examination of pleasure's complicated bedfellow: suffering.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.