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…for one of life’s ultimate when questions, forget the romantics and listen to the scientists. Prudence beasts passion.
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114 |
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Sometimes hitting the midpoint – of a project, a semester, a life – numbs our interest and stalls our progress.
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115 |
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Be grateful. Your life may be more wonderful than you think.
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140 |
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…we believe people’s true selves are revealed at the end – even if their death is unexpected and the bulk of their lives evinced a far different self.
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155 |
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When time is constrained and limited… we attune to the now. We pursue different goals – emotional satisfaction, an appreciation for life, a sense of meaning.
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159 |
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…when endings become salient… we sharpen our existential red pencils and scratch out anyone or anything nonessential. Well before the curtain falls, we edit.
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160 |
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Taking rapid cognition seriously – acknowledging the incredible power… that first impressions play in our lives – requires that we take active steps to manage and control those impressions.
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97 |
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…when experts make decisions, they don’t logically and systematically compare all available options. That is the way people are taught to make decisions, but in real life it is much too slow.
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107 |
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Our mind, faced with a life-threatening situation, drastically limits the range and amount of information that we have to deal with.
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224 |
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In general, the higher your [IQ] score, the more education you’ll get, the more money you’re likely to make – believe it or not – the longer you’ll live.
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79 |
