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    185 days ago

    Precisely. We like to think of ourselves as rational but we’re the opposite. Then we rationalize things afterwards. Even being keenly aware of this doesn’t stop it in the slightest.

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      105 days ago

      Probably because stopping to self analyze your decisions is a lot less effective than just running away from that lion over there.

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        95 days ago

        It’s a luxury state: analysis; whether self or professionally administered on a chaise lounge at $400 per hour.