You can want things you don’t like and like things you don’t want | Psyche Ideas
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You can want things you don’t like and like things you don’t want | Psyche Ideas
"Focus on your likes, not your wants.
Wanting is the desire you feel before doing something. Liking is the satisfaction you feel after do... See more
- You may not want to exercise, but you like how it makes you feel.
- You may not want to write, but you like the feeling of accomplishment.
- You may not want to wake up early, but you like the calm beauty of morning.
Wanting is the desire you feel before doing something. Liking is the satisfaction you feel after do... See more
3-2-1: On the power of going for it, the value of sharing what you know, and how to figure out what you really want
Desire (as opposed to need) is an intellectual appetite for things that you perceive to be good, but that you have no physical, instinctual basis for wanting – and that’s true whether those things are actually good or not.
Luke Burgis • How to Know What You Really Want | Psyche Guides
“When people make decisions, they privilege wanting over liking,” Berridge said. “Wanting is much more robust and big and broad and powerful. Liking is anatomically tiny and fragile—it’s easily disrupted and it occupies only a very small part of the brain. In contrast, it’s not easy to disrupt the activation of an intense want.
Adam Alter • Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
What you want is never a thing.