Holiday claims success and parenting require opposing instincts than human evolution provides

What was said

"From an evolutionary standpoint it makes total sense right like if humans were good at being like I'm good I don't need anymore like enoughness is not a great evolutionary feeling but like insatiability makes you go on to the next and the next and the next thing and so that can be good for the species as a whole but really bad for the individual."

Holiday argues that human biology evolved to drive constant acquisition and achievement, which served species survival but undermines individual contentment and effective parenting. He explains that feelings of security and satisfaction are evolutionarily disadvantageous, creating a fundamental tension between biological drives and the self-awareness needed for fulfillment. This biological programming, he suggests, requires conscious effort to counteract through philosophical practice and intentional choices.