%% [[Doing]] tags:: #note/thing | #on/behavior | #on/reward | #on/perception people:: # The approach-withdrawal system Lon Setnik dates:: 2022-06-19 %% *Humans need to know to move towards or away from something.* This reminds me of [[it's all data]], we get data but [[We see the world in stories]], so we create worlds. Our [[Forming Habits]] loops also play a role here. It's kind of like [[Amygdala Hijacking]], and how when it comes to [[Feedback]], [[bad is stronger than good]] when our withdrawal system is activated. We get afraid by a psychological threat the way we do by a physical threat. So when we get [[Feedback]], we can see this as a threat, depending on how our[[Mindsets change our mind and our future]]. The [[approach-withdrawal system]] governs if we are going to move towards or away from something. Pleasure is a marker for safe to approach, pain is a marker for should move away. This matters because in our modern world we mistake short-term for long-term, and our [[approach-withdrawal system]] does a poor job helping us make decisions. Since [[Farmers can't cram for the harvest]], we need to be able to overcome the attractions of today to plan for the future, even when it is not in our short-term benefit. ## Sources: [[🐓 Idea Farm/Deadfall/For myself only/Readwise/Books/Thanks for the Feedback]]