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Thinking, Fast and Slow

by Daniel Kahneman

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Nov 21, 2019 02:09PM

“All negative thoughts – anger, fear, passion, compulsive craving -- tend to be fast. If we could see the mind when it is caught in such thoughts, we would really see it racing. But positive thoughts like love, patience, tenderness, compassion, and understanding are slow - not turbulent, rushing brooks of thinking, so to speak but broad rivers that are calm, clear, and deep.”
― Eknath Easwaran, Take Your Time: How to Find Patience, Peace, and Meaning

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“Reason tells the soul how mistaken it is in thinking that all these earthly things are of the slightest value by comparison with what it is seeking. A little recollection reminds it that all these things come to an end. And faith instructs it in what the soul must do to find satisfaction. . . .”
― Eknath Easwaran, Conquest of Mind: Take Charge of Your Thoughts and Reshape Your Life Through Meditation

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