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- June 12, 2025 at 7:30 pm EDT in reply to: What do you think was the result of the “Ignored Condition” in Dan Ariely’s research and why? #442145
BrendanParticipantI think they wanted more money than the rest, and would have stopped working earlier, because their ego will not allow them to be ignored. They will have fights with their bodies over the lack of benefit (in this case honor or recognition)
June 12, 2025 at 7:05 pm EDT in reply to: What do you think prevents most business owners from acting on the vital importance of positive social relations in the workplace? #442144
BrendanParticipantTheir egos make them want to act superior to others
June 12, 2025 at 7:00 pm EDT in reply to: Take a guess: What is the one word Dr. Vaillant used to describe his lifelong research on successful people that was mentioned above? #442143
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June 12, 2025 at 6:55 pm EDT in reply to: After you try out Tim’s suggestion for dealing with a creative challenge, please share your impressions. #442142
BrendanParticipantYes, I like the round table approach
June 12, 2025 at 6:46 pm EDT in reply to: Do you identify some of the effects mentioned in the lesson, with regards to how your social relations affect your health? #442140
BrendanParticipantYes, being lonely has had very bad effects on health and energy levels. Socializing was always an improvement in these areas for me.
June 8, 2025 at 9:53 am EDT in reply to: What makes it so difficult for us to agree with the results of the research on pro-social spending that was presented in the lesson? #441755
BrendanParticipantOur ego makes focus on the will to receive, its the system’s programming, and it’s not our fault. However, we an overcome these impure forces and turn the will to receive into a will to bestow, for which a change in our desires to the opposite of what we feel here, if we disagree with this research, is a part of.
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