This would normally be considered the topic of Pain and Pleasure. I think that's because while we seek pleasure continuously, we really attend to pain when and before it occurs. Wikipedia tells us that "There is strong evidence of biological connections between the neurochemical pathways used for the perception of both pain and pleasure, as well as other psychological rewards."
Pleasure as a search term by itself is a very restricted field that ranges from the Title of a movie about the Los Angeles Porn industry to sexual pleasure.
Put pleasure and pain together and the scientific community kicks in with countless studies on the continuum and relationship between the two in human motivation. Scientists have found pain in the same brain circuits that give pleasure. That's news for developing better painkillers.
Make it pleasure vs pain and then even more articles and research show up. Some are written by motivational speakers on how to get your audience's attention. Life trainers explain motivation via pin and pleasure.
There are lots of articles on the top pleasures. Here's are a few by the timesofindia.com - pleasures that give you much more happiness than sex. Some of them are pretty silly and yet make sense:
Peeing after a long car journey Dislodging that stubborn food from your teeth Getting the right answer to a maths question Finally buying that thing for which you have been saving for so long Listening to an old song you have memories attached to Getting into a warm blanket on a cold winter day
Here are some on the list from appliedjung.com. These are definitely general topics to me as compared to the Indiatimes list. A good coffee Having a child Being in great physical condition Good food Stimulating conversation
This is an excellent demonstration of how complex our experiences are. CNN weighs in on this topic with 10 ways to find more pleasure every day. What's one of them? Pet a dog, any dog. Another one is Look Outside. And the sun is just coming up so there is brilliant soft peachy orange in the sky.
Perhaps our love of landscapes and sunrise/sunsets is easily explained as a pleasurable experience. We have 3 choices today. Are trains loved more than sunrises?
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