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How do you cause people to believe in an imagined order such as Christianity, democracy or capitalism? First, you never admit that the order is imagined.

We did not domesticate wheat. It domesticated us.

Any large-scale human cooperation — whether a modern state, a medieval church, an ancient city or an archaic tribe — is rooted in common myths that exist only in people's collective imagination.

chimpanzees spend five hours a day chewing raw food, a single hour suffices for people eating cooked food.

cooking inadvertently opened the way to the jumbo brains of Neanderthals and Sapiens

Matter, Energy, Time and Space and it's fundamental features of our universe is called Physics.

Atoms, Molecules, and their interactions are called Chemistry.

Certain molecule combined to form a particular structure called organisms and the study of organisms is called Biology.

Homo Sapiens is one out of many types of organism, also called humans. Subsequent development of human culture is called History.

The breadth of experience is likely necessary and desirable, But depth is where the gold is buried. And you have to stay commited to something and go deep to dig it up.

Conflict is not only normal, then; it's absolutely necessary for the maintenance of a healthy relationship.

A healthy relationship is when two people solve their own problems in order to feel good about each other.

Healthy love is based on two people acknowledging and addressing their own problems with each other's support.

Emotional Inspiration > Motivation > Desirable action

Just as one must suffer physical pain to build stronger bone and muscle, one must suffer emotional pain to develop greater emotional resilience, a stronger sense of self, increased compassion, and a generally happier life.

Choose endless & controllable goals

- Unrealistic & Non-Controllable: Make everyone I meet like me
- Realistic and Controllable: Express myself honestly to others, no matter what.

Is someone is better than you at something, then it's likely because he/she has failed at it more than you have. If someone is worse than you, it's likey because he hasn't been through all of the painful learning experiences you have.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

"Our brain is designed to be efficient, not accurate."

First, the brain is imperfect. We forgot things or misinterpret events quite easily.

Second, once we create meaning for ourselves, our brains are designed to hold on to that meaning. Even if we see evidence that contradicts the meaning we created, we often ignore it and keep on believing anyway.