What's supposed to make us happier (pursuing our own evolution), can be the source of our misery when we're doing it for the wrong (ego-driven) reasons.

如若我们因为错误的理由(自我驱驶)做某件事，那么本应该使我们更高兴的(追求自我进化)很可能会成为我们痛苦的根源。

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After all, we don't chase goals saying that we're pursuing it for 30% instrumental reasons and 70% for experiential reasons.

毕竟，我们追求目标时不会宣称，百分之三十是为了工具理由，而另外百分之七十是出于经验理由。

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While there are clearly strong moral reasons for pursuing such research, it also comes with two sorts of danger.

虽然从事此类研究有明显有力的道德理由做支持，但它也带来了两种风险。

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Mr. Putin has his own reasons for pursuing better U.S. ties, most of them well beyond the old Cold War military issues.

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