Comments on: The Science of Fear – Part I http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html Tools to improve your mind and escape the trap Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15604 Stephen Mills Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:24:15 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15604 Hi Jonathan, thank you so much. The rules of thumb don't always work and we need to be vigilant about making sure they don't cause us to behave irrationally. Hi Jonathan, thank you so much. The rules of thumb don’t always work and we need to be vigilant about making sure they don’t cause us to behave irrationally.

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15603 Stephen Mills Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:19:56 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15603 Hello Vin. Thanks again for your support! Hello Vin. Thanks again for your support!

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15602 Stephen Mills Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:16:24 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15602 Hi Amit! Thank you for stopping by and commenting. It really is a fascinating topic and I love it when someone comments that I have their minds buzzing with ideas :-) Hi Amit! Thank you for stopping by and commenting. It really is a fascinating topic and I love it when someone comments that I have their minds buzzing with ideas :-)

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15597 Stephen Mills Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:52:47 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15597 Hello Lana. That book is on my list to read. I need to get around to it. Thank you for your support :-) Hello Lana. That book is on my list to read. I need to get around to it. Thank you for your support :-)

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15596 Stephen Mills Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:51:08 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15596 LostinTranslation, thanks for your insightful comment. It's funny that you mention Virus of the Mind. I've just been considering that book since I'm such a fan of his first book called "Getting Past OK". I'll definitely get it now. You are so right about people marketing to our fears. I'm really tired of the media and advertisers continually creating and whipping up our fears. I'm glad you are giving up listening to it. LostinTranslation, thanks for your insightful comment. It’s funny that you mention Virus of the Mind. I’ve just been considering that book since I’m such a fan of his first book called “Getting Past OK”. I’ll definitely get it now. You are so right about people marketing to our fears. I’m really tired of the media and advertisers continually creating and whipping up our fears. I’m glad you are giving up listening to it.

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15594 Stephen Mills Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:45:28 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15594 Hi Kenji, Mark Twain sad something very similar: "I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened." Thanks for commenting. Hi Kenji, Mark Twain sad something very similar:

“I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened.”

Thanks for commenting.

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15593 Stephen Mills Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:42:44 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15593 Hi Dani, thanks for dropping by! Hi Dani, thanks for dropping by!

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15592 Stephen Mills Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:42:17 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15592 Hi Jay, you are welcome. Thanks for stopping in to comment. People with something to gain prey on those fears and they are getting to be very effective at it. Hi Jay, you are welcome. Thanks for stopping in to comment. People with something to gain prey on those fears and they are getting to be very effective at it.

]]> By: Stephen Mills http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15394 Stephen Mills Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:25:48 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15394 Hi Gordie. I've read the same thing about the fears we are born with. I think they are discovering some others though. Tribes who lived in Alaska with no snakes are still scared of snakes. Obviously, though our adaptable brains are built to learn other fears. Our brains are just not built for our modern worldwide community. Hi Gordie. I’ve read the same thing about the fears we are born with. I think they are discovering some others though. Tribes who lived in Alaska with no snakes are still scared of snakes. Obviously, though our adaptable brains are built to learn other fears. Our brains are just not built for our modern worldwide community.

]]> By: The Science of Fear – Part II http://www.ratracetrap.com/the-rat-race-trap/the-science-of-fear-part-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-15363 The Science of Fear – Part II Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:32:16 +0000 http://www.ratracetrap.com/?p=2075#comment-15363 [...] in Greater Danger by Daniel Gardner.  If you have not read Part I of this article, please do so: The Science of Fear – Part I.  Part I describes the reasons behind our fears and Part II will discuss relevant risk numbers and [...] [...] in Greater Danger by Daniel Gardner.  If you have not read Part I of this article, please do so: The Science of Fear – Part I.  Part I describes the reasons behind our fears and Part II will discuss relevant risk numbers and [...]

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