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Research shows that people are more willing to draw 'political life lessons' from a narrative about an imaginary political world than from fact-based reporting about the real world.

These narratives may have a positive effect on nourishing society's 'watchdog' role in a variety of contexts...

Bodhidharma was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk who lived during the 5th or 6th century. He was of Indian origin, but moved to China, where he is said to have been meditating for 9yrs straight. 

Some of stories involving him are similar to more modern koans. 

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• It’s behavior suppressing powers usually disappears when the threat of punishment is removed.
• It often triggers a fight-or-flight response and renders us aggressive if escape is not an option.
• It inhibits the ability to learn new and better responses, oft...