- We have so much “wisdom” that it is no longer useful because it is not accessible
- The brain has a confabulator that makes up stories about what it is doing
- Controlled processing is limited but automatic is not really
- Controlled processing requires language
- We need to learn how to distract the elephant to manage stimulus
- Whenever we have a goal, the automated system monitors your progress towards that goal
- The elephant really holds the reigns but the rider can piece words together
- “No, I dropped them back there but the light is better over here”
- “Our life is the perception of our mind”
- People often hurt themselves base of their behavior
- “Nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it”
- Elephant is all about like/dislike or approach/withdraw
- You have to change your repartee to change your outputs
- Be nice on the first interaction, then do reciprocity
- Reciprocity is a way to extend evolution’s familiar bonds
- Language may have been a replacement to physical grooming
- Gossips is mostly critical
- We do not generally approve of gossips even though we all gossip
- Concession counts as reciprocity
- Scandal is great entertainment because we get to flaunt our morals
- You can only react to what we think someone did
- The elephant leans on a position and then looks for confirmation
- We overestimate our own virtue but do well as estimating others’
- We create “makes sense” stories and then stop looking for explanations
- Children use touch to return to baseline
- Romantic love can be “passionate” or “companionate”
- Learn to make sense of trauma
- “Self” interferes with our ability to have awe
- Religion does not need God
- People need a clear goal
- Staying grounded requires us to have vital engagement
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