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The processes of representational cognition are transparent in the face of their products. Thereby we know what their results are, but nothing of how they were produced…

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“We can live any way we want. The thing is to stalk your calling in a certain skilled and supple way, to locate the most tender and live spot and plug into that pulse.” — Annie Dillard, “Living Like Weasels”

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Result: enhanced sensitivity to flavor and scent… an approximately 3-fold magnification…

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“The romantic bubble is real on the surface, but most of the time what’s actually orienting the transactions, particularly in early phases, is physical eros. This is almost never the same thing. Actual romance is relational eros. In early phases, the...

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“That chick was straight up telling you that she wants a piece of your action. And you didn’t reply? If she has to say anything further, it’s embarassing.” — Me to E