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“The unconscious is impulsive, emotional, sensitive, and unpredictable. It has its shortcomings. It needs supervision. But it can be brilliant. It’s capable of processing blizzards of data and making daring creative leaps. Most of all, it is also wonderfully gregarious. Your unconscious, that inner extrovert, wants you to reach outward and connect … Your unconscious wants to entangle you in the thick web of relations that are the essence of human flourishing. It longs and pushes for love… Of all the blessings that come with being alive, it is the most awesome gift.”

-David Brooks, The Social Animal