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Part III
Liberation from suffering
The final part will describe methods for reducing suffering, largely drawing from philosophical traditions such as Buddhism and Stoicism, while showing how they logically follow from the science of Part I and Part II
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Overview of the causes and mechanisms
Why there is (so much) suffering
Cognitive dynamics leading to suffering
An equation to compute frustration
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Reprogramming the brain to reduce suffering
Reducing expectation of rewards
Reducing certainty attributed to perception and concepts
Reducing self-needs
Reducing desire and aversion
How far should reducing desires and expectations go?
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Retraining neural networks by meditation
Contemplation as active replay
Mindfulness meditation as training from a new data set
Speeding up the training
Reducing interrupting desires
Emptying the mind and reducing simulation
Attitude of acceptance
Metacognition and observing the nature of mind
Letting go and relaxation as unifying principles
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Epilogue
Bibliography
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