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Another winner. The premise is an important one for understanding our existential quandary. As you say, we aren't born equipped for living in such a large, complex, and rapidly changing world.

Freud talked about the elephant thing. He said the ego, the rational mind, was like a rider on the horse-like id, the emotional beast that is the repository of all our energy to do things.

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Edward Robson, PhD, MFA
Edward Robson, PhD, MFA

Written by Edward Robson, PhD, MFA

Former psychologist, wordsmith, teacher, learner. Top writer in feminism, relationships, poetry, and other topics. ECRobson@gmail.com

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