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The Neurobiology of Liking, Wanting, and the True Will

June 5, 2017 Dom 10 Comments

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In neuroscience, the prevalent theory of desire, motivation, and addiction is based on the concepts of "liking" and "wanting." A healthy brain desires something or is motivated to do something that leads to a pleasurable reward. In a healthy brain, "wanting" and "liking" are in harmony. However, brain substrates for "wanting" are more broadly distributed and more readily activated than substrates for "liking"; so the harmony can be destroyed. Behaviors that cause extreme pleasure (e.g., … [Read more...]

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Dom is a European man keenly devoted to the gods of sylvan wisdom. He is also a cognitive scientist and philosopher by training, a data scientist by trade, and a strength athlete and martial artist at heart. [Read more…]

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1. A man’s True Will is what he would want to do if he had perfect knowledge of himself.

2. Mindcoolness is, positively, gratitude for one’s own and other people’s will; negatively, absence of rumination and worry.

3. Freedom is the degree to which a man does what he truly wants with a cool mind.

4. Rationality is the most effective way for a man to grow free and do his True Will.

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