What is hedonism? hedonism bot - Futurama - the pursuit/indulgence in pleasure.

These desires and emotions drive our behavior - maximize pleasure, minimize pain

where does it come from? cultural/environmental (extrinsic) vs intrinsic

Why are we talking about it:

The hedonic treadmill is a psychological theory that suggests that humans have a tendency to return to a relatively stable level of happiness or subjective wellbeing, despite changes in their circumstances or external conditions.

I was wondering would we be able to reframe it for positivity?

What is the principle of neuroplasticity

The term “neuroplasticity” (or “brain plasticity”) refers to the ability of our brains to reorganize, both physically and functionally, throughout our lives, due to our environment.

Some quotes in the show:

Shaolin Monk - What is the meaning of life? Life is the result of the actions we take.

“The way of Dao is simple stop striving, defeat desire, in absence of striving there is peace. In absence of desire there is satisfaction.” Tao te jing - Lao Tzu

Philip Zimbardo - The Stanford Prison Experiment

There have been controversy around this experiment.

"He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” - Freidrich Neitzsche

It is commonly attributed to Viktor Frankl in his book “A Man’s Search for Meaning.” Where having a why gave the prisoners of war a reason to live, where as others who did not tended to lose their lives.