Tag: dysordered drives

  • Discipline, Virtue, and Addiction Part III

    Discipline, Virtue, and Addiction Part III

    Addiction: Disease, Moral Failing, or something else? In previous posts I’ve discussed a major challenge we face in today’s society, namely how to navigate the overwhelming access to easy short-lived pleasures that actually work against our long-term happiness. These choices often highjack our pursuit, pleasure and reward circuits in the brain and our bodies compensate…