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[Research] suggests that what we think of as free will is largely an illusion: much of the time, we are simply operating on automatic pilot, and the way we think and act _ and how well we think and act on the spur of the moment _ are a lot more susceptible to outside influences than we realize.
Malcolm Gladwell Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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[Research] suggests that what we think of as free will is largely an illusion: much of the time, we are simply operating on automatic pilot, and the way we think and act _ and how well we think and act on the spur of the moment _ are a lot more susceptible to outside influences than we realize.
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

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