Pain/Gain

Two approaches are common to all forms of life: seek reward, avoid threat. Any species that fails to do both will not survive. At a biological level, we seek food, warmth, shelter, the security of a group. We also seek higher-level rewards like self-actualization, status among our peers, love and belonging, and we avoid threats to our emotional well-being, like shame, or being left out.

What rewards are you seeking right now? What threats are you avoiding?

See also: Pain map, Gain map, Gauntlet, Doom loop, Virtuous cycle.

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