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Mimetic Desire

let's THiNK about it

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The Perception Gap

Staring intensely can increase your motivation and drive. As we know from focus, once the left side of your brain kicks in and your focus narrows, we no longer have the ability to perceive the wider world. And yet maybe 10 minutes ago, we didn't even know we wanted the remote. We had never actually seen that girl before. There was no way to know that we were about to end up playing the victim when we went to that party.

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