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10/30/2016
After smoking experimentally for two years (a pack a day) - and having quit for ten months now - I have concluded that smoking is not an addiction, it's a HABIT. Calling it addiction is a rationalization (excuse) smokers give themselves for not being able to - nay, willing to...
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10/28/2016
Confirmation bias and cognitive dissonance. Understand these terms and learn to spot these on a regular basis in others and in yourself for much superior understanding of human nature and their dealings.
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10/20/2016
Facts matter, only to strengthen your confirmation bias after you've made up your mind based on emotions.
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10/14/2016
Sometimes you agree with fools to make then stop arguing and irritating the hell out of you.
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10/11/2016
Media are like women. When they ask a question, if one gives an answer they're looking for, one loses. Treat 'em like shit-testing bitches.
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10/03/2016
The moment you share your problems with someone, you become a liability in their life. (Exception: close friends.) If you think people care about your problems and will make your life better out of sympathy, it couldn't be further from the truth. Only children should expect pity...
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10/02/2016
Persuasion wise, there are only right and wrong things to say. Facts and rationales don't matter. Because we are irrational.
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