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  2. Action (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Another objection is that mere intentions seem to be insufficient to cause actions, that other additional elements, namely volitions or tryings, are necessary. For example, as John Searle has pointed out, there seems to be a causal gap between intending to do something and actually doing it, which needs an act of the will to be overcome. [6]

  3. Self-control - Wikipedia

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    Skinner noted that various philosophies and religions exemplified this principle by instructing believers to (for example) love their enemies. [48] When we are filled with rage or hatred we might control ourselves by "doing something else" or, more specifically, something that is incompatible with our desired but inappropriate response.

  4. Varieties of criticism - Wikipedia

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    More generally, any rule for behavior of any kind usually implies both "do's" and "don't s". Doing something usually also implies not doing something else, and, not doing something, often implies doing something else. There is therefore a conscious choice "to do this, or do that", but not both at the same time.

  5. 115 Best Things To Write About When You Need Something To Do

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    Trying something new: Describe the thrill and apprehension of stepping out of your comfort zone to try something new. 15. Conquering a fear : Write about a fear you faced and overcame, and how it ...

  6. Golden Rule - Wikipedia

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    Examples of the general concept include: "Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing." – Thales [12] (c. 624 – c. 546 BCE) "What you do not want to happen to you, do not do it yourself either." – Sextus the Pythagorean. [13] The oldest extant reference to Sextus is by Origen in the third century of the common era. [14]

  7. Hedonic motivation - Wikipedia

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    Hedonic motivation refers to the influence of a person's pleasure and pain receptors on their willingness to move towards a goal or away from a threat. This is linked to the classic motivational principle that people approach pleasure and avoid pain, [1] and is gained from acting on certain behaviors that resulted from esthetic and emotional feelings such as: love, hate, fear, joy, etc. [2 ...

  8. Dick Van Dyke, 98, Says He's 'Not Afraid' of Dying: 'I'm ...

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    Dick Van Dyke knows he won't be around forever, but when death comes, he won't be afraid.. The legendary entertainer, 98, stars in Coldplay's latest music video for their song, "All My Love," and ...

  9. Instrumental and intrinsic value - Wikipedia

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    In moral philosophy, instrumental and intrinsic value are the distinction between what is a means to an end and what is as an end in itself. [1] Things are deemed to have instrumental value (or extrinsic value [2]) if they help one achieve a particular end; intrinsic values, by contrast, are understood to be desirable in and of themselves.