In this episode of the podcast, Sam Harris speaks with Paul Bloom about the role that pain and suffering play in living a good life. They discuss the limitations of hedonism, the connection between chosen suffering and meaning, the research of Daniel Kahneman on well-being, integrating the experiencing and remembering selves, moral motivations, the effects of parenthood on happiness, unchosen suffering, the asymmetry of loss and gain, Nozick’s “experience machine” thought experiment, effective altruism, valuing the future more than the past, the power of contrast, false ideals of happiness, polyamory, money and status, the role of the imagination, boredom, the power of apology, and other topics.
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Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That’s why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life’s most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.
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#167 — A Few Thoughts on White Supremacy
#166 — The Plague Years
#165 — Journey into Wokeness
#164 — Cause & Effect
#163 — Ricky Gervais
#162 — Medical Intelligence
#161 — Rise & Fall
#160 — The Revenge of History
#159 — Conscious
#158 — Understanding Humans in the Wild
#157 — What Does the Mueller Report Really Say?
#156 — The Evolution of Culture
#155 — Mental Models
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#153 — Possible Minds
#152 — The Trouble with Facebook
#151 — Will We Destroy the Future?
#150 — The Map of Misunderstanding
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