pain avoidance
5 episodes mention this concept
HealthyGamerGGDec 8, 2023The Paradox of Motivation: Why Excessive Drive Hinders True Contentment and Freedom
PsychologyMotivation (good vs. bad)Hedonics / Hedonic pleasureEudaimonics / Eudaimonic contentmentNucleus Accumbens
psychacksSep 11, 2023How to Cultivate Wisdom Through Pain and Insight: Aligning Mental Models with Reality
Self-DevelopmentWisdom cultivationPain as feedbackMental models of realityInsight generation- HealthyGamerGGDec 2, 2022
Why Gifted Kids Are Afraid of Failure: Navigating External Expectations, Identity, and Study Habits
PsychologyFear of FailureDisapproval (external and internal)Gifted Child SyndromeExternal Expectations - HealthyGamerGGDec 28, 2019
Choosing the Right Meditation: Cognitive Fingerprints, Dharma, and the Path to Contentment
Self-DevelopmentDharana (focus)Dhyana (state of mind)Cognitive fingerprintSound meditation - psychacks
The Aversion-Based Discipline Hack: Leveraging Pain Avoidance for Consistent Habit Formation
Self-DevelopmentDisciplineHabit cultivationGoal achievementNew Year's resolutions
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Related concepts
Concepts that appear alongside pain avoidance across episodes.
- eudaimonics / eudaimonic contentment
- investigative meditation
- sound meditation
- incentivization
- complacency
- cognitive fingerprint
- procrastination
- dharma (duty/responsibility)
- accountability
- contentment
- escape contingency
- insula
- social-emotional skills training
- flow state
- deprivation of positive stimuli / fasting
- dharana (focus)
- behavioral economics
- enlightenment (yogic concept)
- self-motivation
- nucleus accumbens