Habits are essentially a very valuable way in which the brain reduces what it has to do. Once you've stood up enough times and walked a few things, that is extremely efficient. So habits become efficient. You don't have to think about it any more. That leaves space and thoughtfulness to do something else. And so we evolve into being human beings that have enough band with to do all sorts of new things. After the second world war, we had one of the best educational systems in the world. Now it's all focused entirely upon very short term. I hate to bring up some of the european countries, but if you look at their educational system, it's

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