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TCB#089_WHEN PLEASURE BECOMES PAIN

TCB#089_WHEN PLEASURE BECOMES PAIN

Here’s a litmus test for you. When pleasure becomes pain, you know it’s time to restore the balance. Time to burn down the walled garden. Take the adventure. Do something hard. Recreate pain.

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10 Vacation Reflections on Pain and Pleasure

8/16/22_Nick Sherman

1. ONE SIMPLE MECHANIC TO CONSIDER

The balance of pain and pleasure.

Too much pain is death. Too much pleasure is pain.

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And the right amount of pain is pleasure.

And let it be known: Pain holds t…

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