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2 kinds of monkeys

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2 kinds of monkeys

How our brains might be hard-wired to anticipate bad news. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

Bill Murphy Jr.
Jul 7, 2021
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2 kinds of monkeys

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I have a friend who doesn’t worry about things he can’t control.

It’s a hard-won habit. My friend will be the first to tell you he developed it because he made some mistakes when he was young, wound up in the criminal justice system, and even spent time in jail.

As a result, he had long periods in his youth in which he faced a parade of uncertainty and ne…

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