Preyas and Shreyas: Balancing Short-term Pleasure with Long-term Good

Delayed gratification is often touted as one of the secrets to a fulfilling life.

The famous marshmallow experiment concluded that children who were able to delay the reward of a marshmallow for a larger reward of more marshmallows had better outcomes later in life.

But is this really the case? Are we actually better off favoring long-term good over short-term pleasure?

In this episode, Thom explains that this is more than just a philosophical question, it’s actually a question that has implications for evolution of the species.
And the answer might surprise you…

Episode Highlights
00:45 It's All About Knowledge
03:26 Evolution is Not a Straight Line
07:41 We Have to Have a Blend
12:07 There's No Such Thing as Perfection in the Relative World
14:19 Disruption Causes Adaptation to Occur
17:46 Q: What can you tell us about freeze reactivity?
17:58 A: Catatonia is the Extreme
20:38 Practice Vedic Meditation to Remove Irrelevant Neurochemistry
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