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Edward Slingerland

“are spontaneously generous if forced to make instant decisions but begin to gravitate toward more selfish strategies if given time to think. All of this suggests that honest behavior is governed by automatic mental processes, whereas controlled processes are involved in lying or faking. In other words, effortless, unselfconscious behavior—behavior that is wu-wei—acts like a window into our true character.”

Edward Slingerland, Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity
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Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity Trying Not to Try: Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity by Edward Slingerland
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