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1、I'llansweryourquestion,butfirstIneedtoexplainallofhumancivilisationin2minuteswiththeaidofacartoonsnake.Humansliketothinkwe'reacleverlot.Yetthosemagnificent,mightybrainsthatallowustosplittheatomandtouchthemoon arethesamestupidbrainsthatcan'tstartanassignmentuntil
2、thedaybeforeit'sdue.Weevolvedfromprimitivecreatures,butweneverquiteshedourselvesoftheirlegacy.Youknowtheclever,rationalpartofyourbrainyouthinkofasyourhumanconsciousness?Let'scallhimAlbert.HelivesinyourbrainalongsideanimpulsivebabyreptilecalledRex:Youknowhowyouca
3、n'thelpbutnoticeifastrangeristongue-wettinglygorgeous?That'sRex,andnomatterhowhardyoutry, youcanneverturnhimoff.He'syourinstinct,yourimpulse,yourloveandyourfear. WeliketothinkofAlbertas"ourtrueself"-theconsciouspartofourbrain.He'sthetalking,reasoningpart.Whenwe
4、decidetogotothegymorwritethattermpaper,Albertmadethatdecision.ButAlbertisold,easilyexhausted,andswitchesoffallthetime. Yourbrainislockedinabattleofwillsbetweenasleepyprofessorandanimpulsivereptilewithunlimitedenergy.YoumayaswellhandRexthesteeringwheel. Rexdoes l
5、isten toAlbert.Likeachild,hewilldoalotofwhathe'stold,aslongashedoesn'tdisagreetoomuch.ButifRexdesperatelyyearnstocrashonthesofatowatchSurvivorandeatCheetos,that'swhatyou'regoingtodo.Theincredibleascensionofmankindthatsurroundsusislargelypossiblebecausewe'vedevel
6、opedsystemstonurturetheRex'sinourbrains,tosubdue,sootheandsubvertthem. Muchofthissystemwecall"civilisation".Widelyavailablefoodandsheltertakecareofalot.Sodoesasystemoflaw,andjustice.Mandatoryeducation.Entertainment.Monogamy.AllofitcalmsRexdownforlongenoughforAlb
7、erttodosomethinguseful-likediscoverpenicillin,orinventCheetos. Nowlet'slookatyourprocrastination.You'remakingadecisionwithyourconsciousmindandwonderingwhyyou'renot carryingitout.Thetruthisyourdailydecisionmaker-Rex-isnotnearlysomature.Imagineyouhadtoconstantlyco
8、nvinceayoungchildtodowhatyouwanted.Forsimpleactions,assertingyourauthoritymightbeenough."It'stimefordinner". Butifthatchilddoesn'twanttodosomething,itwon'tlisten.Youn
