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Essentially true at an animal level, but with some mental recalibration you can get out of it.

We're looking for the opposite of pain and suffering to be joy, which is a rare and unsustainable emotion. But if you really dwell on seemingly milder positive emotions like contentment, they can go much deeper and be sustained for hours. A baby resting on his mother's arms isn't feeling joy, but he knows everything is gonna be okay. Deep down, that's the kind of happiness we're looking for.

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