Nikolay Kukushkin

“A happy life is a compromise between the free-spirited cortex and the dictatorial reward system. Not everyone needs to rid themselves of all desire. All we need to do is balance the budget. In the long run, it is not important where we derive our satisfaction—how we handle it makes a lot more difference. Our behavior pushes us toward fixing problems and achieving goals, but that road does not lead anywhere. No goal-directed act can bring long-term satisfaction, because reaching the goal always creates a new goal—we react to changes, not to specific states.”
― Nikolay Kukushkin