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Quote for Today: Robert Sapolsky

November 29, 2018 / katmcdaniel / 2 Comments

Going easy on ourselves also reflects a key cognitive fact: we judge ourselves by our internal motives and everyone else by their external actions. And thus, in considering our own misdeeds, we have more access to mitigating situational information. This is straight out of Us/Them--when Thems do something wrong, it's because they're simply rotten; when … Continue reading Quote for Today: Robert Sapolsky

Quote for Today: Suzie Burke

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015 / katmcdaniel / Leave a comment

At cocktail parties, I played the part of a successful businessman's wife to perfection. I smiled, I made polite chit-chat, and I dressed the part. Denial and rationalization were two of my most effective tools in working my way through our social obligations. I believed that playing the roles of wife and mother were the … Continue reading Quote for Today: Suzie Burke

Quote for Today: Rex Stout

January 20, 2014 / katmcdaniel / Leave a comment

The only difference between me and most people is that I'm perfectly aware that all my important decisions are made for me by my subconscious. My frontal lobes are just kidding themselves that they decide anything at all. All they do is think up reasons for the decisions that are already made. ―Rex Stout, Life magazine, December … Continue reading Quote for Today: Rex Stout

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