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“Practical wisdom is what's called for in situations that have a moral dimension to them.”

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When you rely on incentives, you undermine virtues. Then when you discover that you actually need people who want to do the right thing,…

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“Emotions properly trained and modulated, Aristotle told his readers, are essential to being practically wise: We can experience fear, confidence, desire, anger, pity, and…

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“When asked about what they regret most in the last six months, people tend to identify actions that didn’t meet expectations. But when asked…

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“If society asks more of us, and arranges its social institutions appropriately, it will get more.”

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Years of research in psychology has shown that rewards and punishments can be very effective in changing behavior. But, at the same time, they…

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“Being able to criticize our own certainties is often a painful struggle, demanding some courage as we try to stand back and impartially judge…

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“According to standard economic assumptions, the only opportunity costs that should figure into a decision are the ones associated with the next-best alternative.”

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“We give disproportionate weight to whether yogurt is said to be five percent fat or 95 percent fat free. People seem to think that…

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Too little attention is paid to the dark side of incentives. They are anything but a magic bullet. Psychologists have known this for years,…

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“Focus on what makes you happy, and do what gives meaning to your life”

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How much does it really matter whether your child will soon be enjoying a first year at Harvard or Yale or will instead end…

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What I look for in any book is an argument, based on evidence, that changes the way I think about something important.

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Internal security implies also an external dimension, a defence capacity.

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The fictional world seems larger, seems to have more dimension and richness when, for example, the protagonist from one novel you've read has a…

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I don't think neurobiology is going to replace aesthetics or art history. It's a parallel discipline that adds a new dimension. I always compare…

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Dimension regulated the general scale of the work, so that the parts may all tell and be effective.

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Marriage is not synonymous to change but a new dimension to life.

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I believe that hunger for a 'lost dimension' of experience is a natural yearning in all of us, and it doesn't go away just…

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“It was as if Jed had moved from one dimension to another. His original dimension hadn't reported him missing, and his new dimension didn't…

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“Time throws you out of its dimensionless planar like a boomerang. It unites with you again in death.”

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