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Finally, there is the illusion of control. People behave as if chance events are subject to their control.
Think Twice
Michael J. Mauboussin
The quickest checkout line will be the one with the fewest people no matter the size of their carts.
Excellent Advice for Living
Kevin Kelly
Here is one significant observation about repression. When we repress one emotion it can often influence the flow of other emotions. The five emotions flow through the body as water does through a hose. If you kink the hose, water stops flowing or slows to a trickle. Similarly, if you kink your emotional “hose” (repress emotion), all emotions are affected. Many people would like to block anger but still feel joy, or they’d like to limit sadness but still have sexual feelings. This is very difficult to do.