Some notes on this, in my opinion, very important topic. It’s not meant to be groundbreaking or even relevant for anyone else. It’s basically just a braindump of how I see this topic.
Please do not infer anything from this document.
Core Ideas
- Emotions govern all actions individuals perform
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People optimize for low emotional pain
- This can mean that either some actions are simply not performed, or reframed until they do not become a pain anymore.
- An example being for example cognitive dissonance, where ‘facing’ the truth might hurt more than simply ignoring or downplaying it.
