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As you consider the next question, please assume that Steve was selected at random from a representative sample: An individual has been described by a neighbor as follows: “Steve is very shy and withdrawn, invariably helpful but with little
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“our identity wants to return to the feelings of the familiar, and our body is trying to influence our brain to return to a recognizable state of being, so that the body can recalibrate itself with past feelings.”
― Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
― Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
“I bargained with Life for a penny,
and Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;
Life is a just employer.
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid”
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and Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;
Life is a just employer.
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid”
―
“You have to do stuff that average people don't understand because those are the only good things.”
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“Without learning and experiencing, we never upgrade our neural architecture.”
― Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
― Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
“It’s not what you are that counts, it’s what they think you are.”
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