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By Adam Rifkin

 

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Political beliefs hard-wired into brain, say neuroscientists

The Best Science Books of 2016 – Brain Pickings

Big Data, Dataism, Google and the End of Free Will

Freakonomics economist Steven Levitt asked people to flip coins to make big life decisions. Those who made a major change were happier.

There's no such thing as free will. But we're better off believing in it anyway.

You are two minds, as split brain patients demonstrate. So what exactly are you? by CGP Grey and Kurzgesagt

We're convinced that free will exists, but new research suggests it might be nothing more than a trick the brain plays on itself.

The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership

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Determined to discover what she was made of -- cotton or steel -- there could be no retreat, no turning back. ~Toni Morrison

Change the Narrative, Change Your Destiny: How James Baldwin Read His Way Out of Harlem and into Literary Greatness

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I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act. ~GK Chesterton

Driving after a breakup demonstrates the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

Is Free Will Just a Mind Trick?

3 More Ways to Use Neuroscience to Improve Your Productivity

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Destiny Is Great, if You Can Ignore Your Life

Watch your thoughts, because they become your words...

Walter Mischel Marshmallow Experiment: We Didn’t Eat the Marshmallow. The Marshmallow Ate Us. - NYTimes.com

Choose your own adventure? Our concept of free will is naught but a comforting illusion.

8 Things Movies Can Teach You About Human Nature

Breaking Bad: The Law of Unintended Consequences | LinkedIn

Even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road. ~Stephen Hawking

Fate is what you call it when you dont know the name of the person screwing you over. ~Malcolm in the Middle

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the "present". ~Oogway to Kung Fu Panda

Life does not look back. ~@paulocoelho

Fixed vs growth mindsets

In life we do things, great things.

LOST: Behavior vs Belief

Increasing Belligerance

hero's journey

True happiness comes from within.

Character is destiny. ~Lao Tzu

An invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, despite the time, the place, despite the circumstances.