Hany Michael

“People believed in witches because it made things easier. People don’t just need an enemy, they need an explanation. And it’s often useful, in unsettled times, where ignorance is everywhere, for people to believe in witches . . . Who do you think believed in witches?”
― Matt Haig, How to Stop Time

“This ancient idea deserves respect, and it is certainly true that changing your mind is usually a more effective response to frustration than is changing the world.”
― Jonathan Haidt, The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

“It’s denial. Selfishness. Magical thinking. We are not rational beings. We seek comfort rather than a clear-eyed stare into reality. We consume and preen and convince ourselves that if we keep our heads in the sand, the monsters will just go away. Simply put, we refuse to help ourselves as a species. We refuse to do what must be done. Every danger we face links ultimately back to this failing.”
― Blake Crouch, Upgrade

“The second truth in this part of the story is that we are all, by nature, hypocrites, and this is why it is so hard for us to follow the Golden Rule faithfully.”
― Jonathan Haidt, Happiness hypothesis, the righteous mind, coddling of the american mind, you are a badass at making money 5 books collection set