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The drive to fit in – to conform to the group – is powerful indeed.
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Simply by facing up to the scary things and giving them a name, we often strip them of their power.
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Making hard choices can actually become liberating because it helps you define who you truly are and demonstrates the power we all have to shape our lives.
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…being put in positions of power blinds them to the fact that they are acting like jerks.
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Rigorous research confirms that the feeling of control – perceiving that you have the power to shape even small aspects of your fate – can have a huge impact on human well-being.
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Fear can be a powerful motivator, driving people to avoid the sting of punishment and public humiliation.
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The simple but powerful process of ‘clarify and verify’ is what allows you to avoid analysis paralysis and keep moving forward.
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Our twin abilities to travel through time and to rewrite events power the regret process.
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If you press people to identify the motives behind their self-interest it usually boils down to four items: money, power, status, and popularity. These are the standard payoffs for success.
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Intentionally withholding information is the opposite of adding value. We are deleting value. Yet it has the same purpose: To gain power.
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