
57: Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
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The Importance of Suffering Emotions
I wanted him to name this the influence of heightened emotions instead of arousal. I was very upset with it because I wanted him to go into how this plays out in other arenas as well, but he really didn't. He kind of stuck on that one point. The solution is self-control, which is an emotional, intelligent skill. And it can be learned. It's not something where you're either born with it or you're not. But again, I think heightened emotions would be the better choice there and then focus your research on emotions outside of sexual arousal.
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