Ahhh. That explains why anticipation of gaining the thing is often better than the thing itself!

A point Robert Sapolsky makes, in his book Behave, is about the ability to delay gratification, how humans are able to “keep those dopamine levels up for decades and decades waiting for the reward.” He claims that it’s a trait not found in other animals, or at least not to the same extent. See Exp…
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Ahhh. That explains why anticipation of gaining the thing is often better than the thing itself!
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Tree hugger. Tour guide. Top Writer. Feminist. Newly-baptized Bay swimmer. Editor of Fourth Wave. https://medium.com/fourth-wave
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