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2. Once I went on this backpacking trip
with a couple buddies.

3. We went from one end of Scotland to
the other, and went to a bunch of
distilleries along the way.

4. Most of the time we stayed in pretty
rural areas, but every once in a while
we'd walk through a city.

5. We each had HUGE backpacks filled
with all kinds of junk.

6. Once we were walking down the
sidewalk of a relatively large city, and
some guy hanging out said:

7. "There goes the snail, carrying his
house on his back."

8. Which I thought was pretty funny.

9. Because when you carry so much junk
around, you tend to walk pretty slow.

10. The funny thing about snails is they
always tend to look for the same type
of shells.

11. Scientists call this an "Extended
Phenotype."

12. A phenotype is your physical
appearance, compared to your
genotype which is the makeup of your
genes.

13. An extended phenotype is the idea
that some creatures build up their
"bodies" by transforming the world
around them.

14. Beavers building damns, for example.

15. A lot of things we think of as "choice"
are really genetically programmed into
us.

16. At first, this sounds like bad news.

17. Meaning if all we are is a collection of
genes, our choice and free will don't
have much say in the matter.

18. The thing about us humans thought is
ON TOP of our all genetically
programmed instincts is MASSIVE
FLEXIBILITY.

19. Think of it this way.

20. Say you were walking down the street,
and you saw a dollar (or whatever
money they use in your country).
You'd AUTOMATICALLY pick it up,
right?

21. Now, how long do you think it would
take to LEARN a new money, say if you
were on vacation or something.

22. Meaning how long would it take
before you had the same reaction
upon seeing the DIFFERENT type of
money?

23. Not long!

24. Another thing that you have PRE-
PROGRAMMED into you (which almost
nobody takes advantage of) is your
goal seeking ability.

25. Every single action you take is to
achieve an outcome.

26. Even if you are flipping channels on TV,
each time you push the button, you
are HOPING to increase your level of
pleasure.

27. Humans are ALWAYS looking out into
the future and trying to ACHIEVE a
better state.

28. You CANNOT NOT do this.

29. But when it comes to CONSCIOUSLY
choosing that better state, most
people don't know how.

30. They make wishes, they hope for
magic, they wait until tomorrow, or
whatever other excuse pops in their
brains.

31. But when you make efforts to take
your GENETICALLY PROGRAMMED
goal seeking behavior, and layer some
consciously chosen goals on top of it,
THAT is what a fully engaged life feels
like.

32. That's when you start to fully realize
your potential as a human.

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