Mark Manson

Well, the thinking brain is always you're always trying to envision some sort of better future for yourself. So whether that's like you as an individual or if it's the world being a better place or impressing your parents or whatever, like it's we all need some sort of carrot dangling in front of us to. to give ourselves direction and purpose in our lives.

Well, the thinking brain is always you're always trying to envision some sort of better future for yourself. So whether that's like you as an individual or if it's the world being a better place or impressing your parents or whatever, like it's we all need some sort of carrot dangling in front of us to. to give ourselves direction and purpose in our lives.

Well, the thinking brain is always you're always trying to envision some sort of better future for yourself. So whether that's like you as an individual or if it's the world being a better place or impressing your parents or whatever, like it's we all need some sort of carrot dangling in front of us to. to give ourselves direction and purpose in our lives.

Well, the thinking brain is always you're always trying to envision some sort of better future for yourself. So whether that's like you as an individual or if it's the world being a better place or impressing your parents or whatever, like it's we all need some sort of carrot dangling in front of us to. to give ourselves direction and purpose in our lives.

Well, generally people, you know, people like to avoid pain. But the problem with avoiding pain is that we only value things in our lives in proportion to how much we feel we have to give up for it. So like if you think about like a spoiled child, like a child that's just given everything he or she wants. Yeah.

Well, generally people, you know, people like to avoid pain. But the problem with avoiding pain is that we only value things in our lives in proportion to how much we feel we have to give up for it. So like if you think about like a spoiled child, like a child that's just given everything he or she wants. Yeah.

Well, generally people, you know, people like to avoid pain. But the problem with avoiding pain is that we only value things in our lives in proportion to how much we feel we have to give up for it. So like if you think about like a spoiled child, like a child that's just given everything he or she wants. Yeah.

Well, generally people, you know, people like to avoid pain. But the problem with avoiding pain is that we only value things in our lives in proportion to how much we feel we have to give up for it. So like if you think about like a spoiled child, like a child that's just given everything he or she wants. Yeah.

Well, generally people, you know, people like to avoid pain. But the problem with avoiding pain is that we only value things in our lives in proportion to how much we feel we have to give up for it. So like if you think about like a spoiled child, like a child that's just given everything he or she wants. Yeah.

And so the thinking brain's job is to kind of come up with those sorts of things, is to figure out that equation of if I do X, then I will be happy or whatever.

And so the thinking brain's job is to kind of come up with those sorts of things, is to figure out that equation of if I do X, then I will be happy or whatever.

And so the thinking brain's job is to kind of come up with those sorts of things, is to figure out that equation of if I do X, then I will be happy or whatever.

And so the thinking brain's job is to kind of come up with those sorts of things, is to figure out that equation of if I do X, then I will be happy or whatever.

And so the thinking brain's job is to kind of come up with those sorts of things, is to figure out that equation of if I do X, then I will be happy or whatever.

The reason these spoiled kids grew up to be like awful human beings is because they never... understand the value of anything. Everything is just a frivolous thing for them to experience from moment to moment. It's only when you're able to go through some sort of challenge or hardship that you are able to understand what is worth sacrificing for and what is not.

The reason these spoiled kids grew up to be like awful human beings is because they never... understand the value of anything. Everything is just a frivolous thing for them to experience from moment to moment. It's only when you're able to go through some sort of challenge or hardship that you are able to understand what is worth sacrificing for and what is not.

The reason these spoiled kids grew up to be like awful human beings is because they never... understand the value of anything. Everything is just a frivolous thing for them to experience from moment to moment. It's only when you're able to go through some sort of challenge or hardship that you are able to understand what is worth sacrificing for and what is not.

The reason these spoiled kids grew up to be like awful human beings is because they never... understand the value of anything. Everything is just a frivolous thing for them to experience from moment to moment. It's only when you're able to go through some sort of challenge or hardship that you are able to understand what is worth sacrificing for and what is not.

The reason these spoiled kids grew up to be like awful human beings is because they never... understand the value of anything. Everything is just a frivolous thing for them to experience from moment to moment. It's only when you're able to go through some sort of challenge or hardship that you are able to understand what is worth sacrificing for and what is not.

Well, generally people, you know, people like to avoid pain. But the problem with avoiding pain is that we only value things in our lives in proportion to how much we feel we have to give up for it. So like if you think about like a spoiled child, like a child that's just given everything he or she wants.