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> [“there is a growing body of work coming out of psychology and cognitive science that says you have no clue why you act the way you do, choose the things you choose, or think the thoughts you think. Instead, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/there-is-a-growing-body-of-work-coming-out-of-psychology-and/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

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## More by David McRaney

> [“If you neglect your personal space and allow chaos and clutter to creep in, it will affect you, and perhaps encourage further neglect. Positive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/if-you-neglect-your-personal-space-and-allow-chaos-and-clutter-to/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Do you vote? If not, is it because you think it doesn’t matter because things never change, or politicians are evil on both sides,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/do-you-vote-if-not-is-it-because-you-think-it-doesn-t-matter-because/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“finished to raise their hands,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/finished-to-raise-their-hands/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“We reach for the same brand not because we trust its quality but because we want to reassure ourselves that we made a smart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/we-reach-for-the-same-brand-not-because-we-trust-its-quality-but/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Even as the brain is dying, it refuses to stop generating a narrative, the scaffolding upon which it weaves cause and effect, memory and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/even-as-the-brain-is-dying-it-refuses-to-stop-generating-a-narrative/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Brand loyalty—that nebulous emotional connection people have with certain companies, which turns them into defenders and advocates for corporations who don’t give a shit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/brand-loyalty-that-nebulous-emotional-connection-people-have-with/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Women will buy products in an attempt to become the impossible goal. Men will buy products in an attempt to mate with the impossible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/women-will-buy-products-in-an-attempt-to-become-the-impossible-goal/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“In 1965, a psychologist named Martin Seligman started shocking dogs. He was trying to expand on the research of Pavlov--the guy who could make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-1965-a-psychologist-named-martin-seligman-started-shocking-dogs-he/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“In experiments at Baylor University where people were given Coke and Pepsi in unmarked cups and then hooked up to a brain scanner, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-experiments-at-baylor-university-where-people-were-given-coke-and/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Don’t put people, or anything else, on pedestals, not even your children. Avoid global labels such as genius or weirdo. Realize those closest get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/don-t-put-people-or-anything-else-on-pedestals-not-even-your-children/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“In science, you move closer to the truth by seeking evidence to the contrary. Perhaps the same method should inform your opinions as well.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-science-you-move-closer-to-the-truth-by-seeking-evidence-to-the/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“In the background, while you crochet and golf and browse cat videos, science is fighting against your stupidity. No other human enterprise is fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-the-background-while-you-crochet-and-golf-and-browse-cat-videos/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“You can't rage against the machine through rebellious consumption.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/you-can-t-rage-against-the-machine-through-rebellious-consumption/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Capable psychonauts who think about thinking, about states of mind, about set and setting, can get things done not because they have more willpower…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/capable-psychonauts-who-think-about-thinking-about-states-of-mind/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“If you look to the downtrodden and wonder why they can’t pull themselves out of poverty and get a nice job like you, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/if-you-look-to-the-downtrodden-and-wonder-why-they-can-t-pull/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

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