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comment by Drylandfish
Drylandfish  ·  3427 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's your favorite question?

And I think though we are loath to admit it, we are pushed around by subrational processes and drives more often that we realize.





user-inactivated  ·  3423 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Certainly. To understand those processes - or, at least, the way they can affect us - is therefore one of the most important things a person can do for their happier existence.

The presence of the background processes in our mind does not invalidate making a choice, either. Our mind is a powerful tool, and it's important to make use of it since we're already having a choice.