Oh, whisper me sweet nothings! But how can nothings be so sweet? Yet experimentation confirms this. I have been conditioned to go to town, fill bags with things and bring them home, in order to feel good. However, recently I experimented with the opposite. For several weeks I filled bags with things from my home, took them to town and left them there. The objective was not to make me feel good, so I was somewhat surprised to find that on my way home I felt more satisfied than after going shopping! Shopping sometimes feels like having another serving of dessert when you are already full, whereas ...
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