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#516 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 16 Surprising Psychology Truths

Modern Wisdom

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Culture War

I used to live in Luton and I lived right next door to the stadium. Every Saturday night, it was absolutely crazy. The MIGs who were these hooligans basically, they'd just get pissed up at the local tavern. And then they'd just basically just start parading through the streets... It was like they were going to war basically. That's what it was like every Saturday. But I mean, it's all an illusion that the brain conjures in order to justify its own existence. If the brain has no problems to solve what happens, you get bored. Boredom is when your brain is not fulfilling its evolutionary purpose or solving problems.

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