Episode 206: The balance of pain and pleasure

The asymmetricality of pain and pleasure is one of the most
infuriating aspects of being alive. Not only are there many more
different flavors of pain than there are of pleasure, pain is
generally experienced as being more painful than pleasure is
pleasurable. This means, in order to have a non-miserable life,
you need significantly more pleasure than pain. The same is true
in your relationships. In this episode, I'll discuss John
Gottman's "magic ratio" of positive-to-negative experiences
required to make relationships flourish.


#pleasure #relationships #love