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Time and Attention

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Escaping the Constraints of Reality

This chapter explores the concept of avoiding thoughts about our own finitude and the various ways we escape facing certain feelings. It emphasizes that many of our actions and behaviors are motivated by a desire to avoid discomfort and create a psychological world that allows us to evade the constraints of reality.

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