#92 - The Pain-Pleasure Balance

27/10/2025 9 min

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode, we explain why you always feel drained and how to get your energy back fast. You’ll learn how dopamine swings control your motivation and mood. We break down the pain-pleasure pendulum, cheap hits like scrolling and nicotine, and the real win you get from choosing challenges — so you can feel proud, energized, and actually happy.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Why your brain feels “stuck at 1%”00:47 Dopamine & the pain-pleasure pendulum explained02:10 Cheap dopamine traps: social media, nicotine, Netflix05:28 “Pain on purpose” — gym, meditation, real progress08:25 Call to action: choose the hard thing today🎙️ PODCAST LINKSSpotify: https://urlgeni.us/spotify/fiobrospodcastApple Podcasts: https://urlgeni.us/applepodcast/fiobrospodcast🧘 FREE MEDITATION COURSELearn to meditate in 5 days, 100% free: https://fiobros.com/meditate📧 GET OUR FREE NEWSLETTERGet a 1-min weekly push to start strong: https://fiobros.com🤝 SUPPORT US ON PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/FioBros📱 FOLLOW US ON IGhttps://instagram.com/fiobros