The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning by Paul Bloom, Paul Bloom
The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning

Paul Bloom, Paul Bloom

The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning

Paul Bloom, Paul Bloom

304 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction psychology informative reflective medium-paced

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From the author of Against Empathy, a different kind of happiness book, one that shows us how suffering is an essential source of both pleasure and meaning in our livesWhy do we so often seek out physical pain and emotional turmoil? We go to movie...

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