Dr. Laurie Santos

And you kind of have a sense that your life matters, that it's meaningful, that you're doing important stuff.

And you kind of have a sense that your life matters, that it's meaningful, that you're doing important stuff.

I think the pleasure part is what's happening in your life.

I think the pleasure part is what's happening in your life.

It's part of the affective part.

It's part of the affective part.

Pleasure is one of the affective states we can have, right?

Pleasure is one of the affective states we can have, right?

So you're doing something that you experience as good.

So you're doing something that you experience as good.

It causes positive emotions.

It causes positive emotions.

You don't experience it as frustrating or anxiety-provoking or sad, right?

You don't experience it as frustrating or anxiety-provoking or sad, right?

But I think that pleasure on its own might miss out on the thinking your life is good.

But I think that pleasure on its own might miss out on the thinking your life is good.

Obviously, you probably think your life is going better if you have lots of pleasure, but if you owe

Obviously, you probably think your life is going better if you have lots of pleasure, but if you owe

only have pleasure.

only have pleasure.