RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN, M.D. discusses people who repeatedly pursue a path that leads to pain and disappointment, in his article for the New York Times Sabotaging Success, but to What End?
Of all human psychology, self-defeating behavior is among the most puzzling and hard to change. After all, everyone assumes that people hanker after happiness and pleasure. Have you ever heard of a self-help book on being miserable?
So what explains those men and women who repeatedly pursue a path that leads to pain and disappointment? Perhaps there is a hidden psychological reward. Link to read this article
Source: New York Times
