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The Sweet Spot: Suffering, Pleasure and the Key To a Good Life
[Paperback - 2022]
paul bloom
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Category: Psychology
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Publisher: Vintage Uk | ISBN: 9781529111064 | Pages: 304
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Revealing the surprising roots of lasting happiness, The Sweet Spot by pre-eminent psychologist Paul Bloom explains why suffering is an essential source of both pleasure and meaning in our lives.

Paul Bloom can always be counted on to take your confident assumptions about humanity and turn them upside down SUSAN CAIN, author of Quiet
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What if experiencing a good life involves more than just pleasure?

It seems obvious that pleasure leads to happiness - and pain does the opposite. And yet we are irresistibly drawn to a host of experiences that truly hurt, from the exhilarating fear of horror movies or extreme sport to the gruelling challenges of exercise, work, creativity and having a family.

Drawing on groundbreaking findings, pre-eminent psychologist Paul Bloom explores the pleasures of suffering and reveals why the activities that provide the most satisfaction are often the ones that involve the greatest sacrifice. Embracing this truth, he shows, is the key to a life well lived.
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An exhilarating antidote to toxic positivity, this captivating book will challenge you to rethink your vision of a good life ADAM GRANT, author of Think Again

This delightful and wonderfully written book gets to the heart of one of the most important questions in modern thought, illustrating how complex and paradoxical human happiness really is GREG LUKIANOFF, co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind

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Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at University of Toronto and the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Yale University. His research explores the psychology of morality, identity and pleasure. Bloom is the recipient of multiple awards and honours, including most recently the million-dollar Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize. He has written for scientific journals such as Nature and Science, and for the New York Times, New Yorker, Atlantic and Guardian. He is the author or editor of eight books, including Just Babies, How Pleasure Works, Descartes Baby and most recently Against Empathy.

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