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That is probably because the source on his dark money donations is SBF and that's it.
Re:Hacking the Hedonic Treadmill on Friday August 12, 2022 @11:57AM (#32440432)
Yeah, this one was the one that made me buy her book. Huberman is a little much for me, but he does a great interview with her. He leaves a huge topic out -- wanted to examine his own workaholism -- but she's terrific.
Re:Hacking the Hedonic Treadmill on Friday August 12, 2022 @05:27AM (#32436225)
Anna Lembke’s “Dopamine Nation” has a lot of interesting takes on the subject. One takeaway I got is that dopamine seeks a balance. Opting for pleasure seeking often ends up getting experienced as pain. An example of that is drug tolerance. Oddly, the reverse is also true: seeking pain can often lead to an experience of pleasure. The invigorated feeling after a cold shower, or how hard exercise leads to highs.

She is a great podcast guest, too. Her approach - that the people with the strongest addictions can tell us a lot about how we seek pleasure - has a lot of depth to it.

Re:Job interviews that go too far on Monday May 16, 2022 @09:00AM (#31396496)
Even legit perks that are thrown around like beanbag chairs and free cereal are decisions made in lieu of better salaries without those trappings.
Re:Job interviews that go too far on Monday May 16, 2022 @08:56AM (#31396438)
> I replied, "I am worth what someone will pay me for my skills. It's not just salary but benefits as well. I would expect this position described to me has a significant budget."

That's a good answer

> "..Typically equipment purchases come out of the technician's budget."

Nonsense. Not if you have auditors. I'd have walked out of here long before this. They don't grasp the iron triangle.

Re:Bits of advice I wish I had known on Friday April 29, 2022 @08:38AM (#31204339)
Seeing "NFTs" in this list made me less interested in the entire page of advice.
Re:Bits of advice I wish I had known on Friday April 29, 2022 @08:32AM (#31204303)
It's also frustrating because some of these are a tiny amount of effort (take the stairs) and some are huge daunting changes in your life that will give you nonstop anxiety (what you do on your bad days is more important than what you do on your good days).
Re:Snapchat’s product is booming on Friday April 22, 2022 @12:33PM (#31123906)
Cam girls use it as an upsell, sending dirty pics and sexting. It's great for that sort of flirty business because of the lack of persistence. No receipts.