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Rationally Speaking #178 - Tim Urban on "Trying to live well, as semi-rational animals"

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The Importance of Identity in Life

Having this like handle, even this kind of identity for the impulse in yourself helps you do a thing that I've heard referred to as a subject object shift. So it's basically like stepping outside of the story that you're a part of and looking at,. looking at the story and you're, you know, the role that you're playing. Right? But I guess that that's the long answer, You know, that's, that's why it's, yeah. It's fun when your mammoth is scared because it's still a part of your actual brain, but at least you can realize like you, like you realize working out is worth it through the pain. Well, you

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