Mindless Pleasures

[David Morris]

Mindless:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mindless
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*a* *:*  marked by a lack of mind or consciousness <a *mindless*sleep>
*b **(1)* *:*  marked by or displaying no use of the powers of the
intellect <*mindless* violence> *(2)* *:*  requiring little attention or
thought; *especially* *:*  not intellectually challenging or stimulating <
*mindless* work> <a *mindless* movie>

Pleasures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure<*mindless* of the consequences>
*Pleasure* describes the broad class of mental states that
humans<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humans> and
other animals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals>experience as positive,
enjoyable, or worth seeking. It includes more specific mental states such
as happiness <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness>,
entertainment<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment>
, enjoyment <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enjoyment>,
ecstasy<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecstasy_(emotion)>,
and euphoria <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphoria_(emotion)>.
Inpsychology<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology>,
the pleasure principle<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_principle_(psychology)>
describes
pleasure as a positive
feedback<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback> mechanism,
motivating the organism to recreate in the future the situation which it
has just found pleasurable. According to this theory, organisms are
similarly motivated to avoid situations that have caused
pain<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffering> in
the past.[*citation needed
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>*]
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