Exercise Lecture 24
I. Choices:
Look at three biggest points in each lecture for the final!
WHY DO WE MAKE THE CHOICES WE DO?
-If we all did these 15 things we would have a mortality rate that is half of what it is now
-What is choice?
Free Will
Fate?
Fun Hedonism (Hedonist choose pleasure)
Control- people will want to exercise more if they feel a sense of control in the type of exercise they do
Ex. HIV- if taken care of properly with medications aids patients can live a normal life span
-Mother believed she didn’t need medication to cure her disease because of this guy on the Internet.
-Medication could have helped the children not grow up with HIV
-Baby dies of an HIV related disease
-She refused to have her child tested
“Hedonism”- pleasure principle
-Also avoiding the unpleasantness
-Apart of human nature, must be moderated to become a balance, integrated individual -Biology doesn’t care about your denial
1st Noble truth of the Buddha= Life is Suffering- addressing and acknowledging it is good
Ex. Firefighter arrested and fired from selling steroids Arrested again for threatening witnesses
Happiness Research:
Things that make us happy are not things
How can we measure happiness?
No connection between annual income and happiness
People living in sunny climates are not more satisfied than people living In cold climates
The Paradox of Choice: If giving too many choices people start to freak out
Can be overwhelming and lead to: stress, regret, anxiety, doubt, difficulty in making a decision
Some choices but a minimal #= optimal
We sometimes fret over choices that are trivial
Other times we don’t stress as much over the big things
“Sacrifice” more and “Maximize” less:
Rapid choice, Sacrifice ex. I want some shoes that I use for walking, I want it to be light, I’m a student and only have 60$ (big criteria), ex. Maximize bring me all the size 11 shoes
Look at three biggest points in each lecture for the final!
WHY DO WE MAKE THE CHOICES WE DO?
-If we all did these 15 things we would have a mortality rate that is half of what it is now
-What is choice?
Free Will
Fate?
Fun Hedonism (Hedonist choose pleasure)
Control- people will want to exercise more if they feel a sense of control in the type of exercise they do
Ex. HIV- if taken care of properly with medications aids patients can live a normal life span
-Mother believed she didn’t need medication to cure her disease because of this guy on the Internet.
-Medication could have helped the children not grow up with HIV
-Baby dies of an HIV related disease
-She refused to have her child tested
“Hedonism”- pleasure principle
-Also avoiding the unpleasantness
-Apart of human nature, must be moderated to become a balance, integrated individual -Biology doesn’t care about your denial
1st Noble truth of the Buddha= Life is Suffering- addressing and acknowledging it is good
Ex. Firefighter arrested and fired from selling steroids Arrested again for threatening witnesses
Happiness Research:
Things that make us happy are not things
How can we measure happiness?
No connection between annual income and happiness
People living in sunny climates are not more satisfied than people living In cold climates
The Paradox of Choice: If giving too many choices people start to freak out
Can be overwhelming and lead to: stress, regret, anxiety, doubt, difficulty in making a decision
Some choices but a minimal #= optimal
We sometimes fret over choices that are trivial
Other times we don’t stress as much over the big things
“Sacrifice” more and “Maximize” less:
Rapid choice, Sacrifice ex. I want some shoes that I use for walking, I want it to be light, I’m a student and only have 60$ (big criteria), ex. Maximize bring me all the size 11 shoes