Joe PolishFounder of Genius Network and President of Piranha Marketing

The relevancy of addiction

21 Feb 2023 · 1 min

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A short transcript excerpt from a YouTube video titled "The relevancy of addiction" in which host Joe Polish introduces guest Gabor Maté at a business conference. Maté defines addiction broadly—any behavior that provides temporary pleasure or relief, is craved, causes long-term harm, and is difficult to stop—and emphasizes its ubiquity by asking the audience to acknowledge past experiences with addiction.

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You weren't in the room when I first said it. This is the first time I've ever brought someone like you and talk about this subject at a business conference like this. And the reason I did it is because some people may not see the relevancy, but I want us to be able to describe to them.
Well, let's show them the relevancy. Addiction is complex, but it's manifested in any behavior. Any behavior that a person finds temporary pleasure or release in and therefore craves, but suffers negative consequences in the long term and can't give up according to that definition. How many people here will acknowledge that sometime or another in your lives you've had some kind of an addiction? Sometime. Okay? That's how relevant it is.