Your piece ties in well with Sherri’s last one. Paraphrasing, she said the media makes mountains out of molehills and in the process overlooks the good stuff, PP for example, even derides the movement as Bumper Sticker Wisdom.

My point is this: why does everything have to be new and revolutionary to be worthwhile as Self-Help Advice? Isn’t it nice to have Grandma’s wisdom confirmed by science? Also, with studies backing you up, you can continue on your chosen path a little bit more confident that probably you’ll get some good results. So what if adding pleasure to your goal seeking seems commonsensical. If it works, Just Do It!

I found your writing refreshing and solidly useful. I’ll use this info, which I would have merely overlooked: reinforcement and pleasure indeed! I don’t need that stuff. Common sense says No Pain, No Gain! So thank you for the wake-up call.