Pain
topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 3 episodes
the Knowledge Project 
Lenny's Podcast 
the Startup Ideas Podcast
4 statements about Pain, every show
Dr. Lembke: Pleasure and Pain Work Like a Balance in the Brain
“So to, in order to understand that, it's essential to appreciate that pleasure and pain are co-located in the brain. So the same parts of the brain that process pleasure also process pain, and they work like opposite sides of a balance.”
Dr. Lembke: Repeated Pleasure Weakens Reward and Amplifies Subsequent Pain
“And then the second rule of the balance is that with repeated exposure to the same or similar stimulus, that initial response to pleasure gets weaker and shorter, and that after response to pain gets stronger and longer, and eventually we reset our pain thresh…”
Sahil Lavingia: Neural interfaces will 100% eliminate pain and treat depression
“We will, 100% basically be able to, you know, get rid of pain probably, you know, short circuit depression, like, all these sorts of things we will be able to do without needing to know exactly what, you know, we'll know the math, because you can look into thi…”
Mochary: Anger is a defense mechanism covering unprocessed emotional pain
“Anger is actually a cover. It's a cover for when we feel pain. And so our brain doesn't want to feel the pain. So instead it externalizes it. But the problem is it shoves that pain onto everybody else around us. And so the real answer here is not to have peopl…”