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Other researchers have explored this same phenomenon by having a female research assistant tell male subjects that they were going to have their balance tested.4 They were blindfolded and put in a dental chair that would lean back. A loud noise aligned with an “accidental” backward tilt of the chair likely stimulated the nervous systems in the subjects. After the tilting, and compared to control tests, male subjects found the female research assistant more attractive.
No Self, No Problem
Chris Niebauer
Anger is not the proper response to anger. When you see someone angry you are seeing their pain. Compassion is the proper response to anger.
Excellent Advice for Living
Kevin Kelly
Be infinitely willing to feel and experience all the bad stuff endlessly because a part of you already is infinitely willing anyway. You don't have to “try” to love all the fucked-up stuff in your life: the simple fact is that you already do love it, immensely. All you need is honesty. Just be honest with yourself about the subtle erotic joy you get from dwelling on/fearing all the “bad things.” Be honest about how exciting it is that you'll definitely die, and in dying, you will totally fail to keep your ego projects in motion. You're a complete failure no matter what. A dead failure.
Existential Kink
Carolyn Elliott
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