Pleasure vs Happiness

Pleasure X Happiness

  • short lived – long lived
  • felt in body – felt emotionally
  • involves taking – involves giving
  • enjoyed alone – enjoyed in groups
  • for self – for community
  • needs substances and tools – needs work and effort
  • comes from external things – comes from internal work
  • quick rewards – fulfilment and bliss
  • reliant on others or things – self-reliant
  • depends on motivation – depends on discipline
  • dopamine – serotonin

~Praveen Jada

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