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Evolution
Introduction
Most people live their lives on autopilot.
They wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and feel that something isn’t quite right.
Perhaps there is a small sense of uneasiness about their finances, work, looks or family.
Perhaps there is a general unhappiness with how life has turned out — but it can often be difficult to adm... See more
Introduction
Most people live their lives on autopilot.
They wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and feel that something isn’t quite right.
Perhaps there is a small sense of uneasiness about their finances, work, looks or family.
Perhaps there is a general unhappiness with how life has turned out — but it can often be difficult to adm... See more
Evolution
When the Higher Mind is winning the tug-of-war, its staff illuminates our minds with clarity, including awareness of the Primitive Mind and what it’s up to. The Higher Mind understands that primitive pleasures like sex, food, and all-in-good-fun tribalism like sports fandom are enjoyable, and often necessary, parts of a human life. And like a good
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Our personal narratives, I began to think, have shapes as much as our family ones do. Each of us carries around an unspoken set of assumptions that dictate how we expect our lives will unfold. These expectations come from all corners and influence us more than we admit. We’ve been led to believe that our lives will always ascend, for example, and a
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In your head, your Higher Mind and Primitive Mind compete for control of your psychology. On the group level, the two minds jostle for control over the group’s culture. When people are around other people, their Primitive and Higher Minds band together with others of their kind in a group-wide power struggle. And like a human’s personality, a group... See more