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#338 - Robert Wright - Psychology, Aliens & Averting The Apocalypse
Modern Wisdom
The Benefits of Mindfulness for Humanity
I really think that if you just, you know, follow mindfulness for the purpose of kind of therapy, I think you will wind up becoming a better citizen. You'll be a little less inclined to fall for bait on social media and contribute to kind of the tribalism problem by sharing things. Just ask yourself like, where exactly in my head and body is the feeling of sadness? And just examine the contours. We do things because of feelings. Feelings are the great motivators. Thoughts are involved in the process. But generally speaking, when we are motivated to do something, there is a feeling however subtle driving us to do that.
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