Freakonomics: The Power Of Pain

There is a common misconception when people say no pain, no gain. Does pain necessarily reward a person or help them succeed? Although this may seem to be true there are always ways to succeed without going in “pain”. This common conventional wisdom is used all around the world. In their book Freakonomics, New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner and University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt state that “We associate truth with convenience, with what most closely accords with self-interest and personal well-being or promises best to avoid awkward effort or unwelcome dislocation of life" (86). In other words, a person chooses to acknowledge and believe what is being said or done simply because they possibly benefit from it and for their