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The Science Of Building The Life You Want | Arthur Brooks
10% Happier with Dan Harris
Understanding Noxious Tendencies and Identifying Personal Idols
The speaker reflects on being aware of the negative tendencies ingrained in them by culture and natural selection. They mention that their level of resistance to these influences can vary depending on factors like sleep and life circumstances. Despite efforts to resist such tendencies, they admit to making bad decisions occasionally. The concept of 'What's my idol?' is introduced as a game to predict the type of bad decisions individuals might make. This game is inspired by Thomas Aquinas' insight, suggesting that people tend to follow one of the four idols in life: money, power, pleasure, or fame (admiration/prestige).
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