Why do we do things we know are wrong?
We do things we know are wrong because-1) of our 'strong DESIRE/WANT to DO it.' 'Desire' is very powerful. It is a fuel for our ACTIONS. When we are so deeply submerged by our WANT/DESIRE we don't care and think less about the consequence and we even stop thinking and being aware of if what we are doing is right or wrong. My real life example- I lie to my parents for buying books other than educational book. That is- Novels, autobiographies,etc. I know lying is wrong but I lie because my 'I WANT TO READ THIS BOOK' is so strong that I can't see any other option than lying.2)We are afraid to face the consequences if we know its not something we want it to be like. Just like in point no 1, I gave you my real life example of lying. I 'EXPECT' my parents to understand to me that I love reading but they don't. Their thinking is different from mine, they think one should read only books related to one's education. Hence, I lie and I know its wrong.3) We are conditioned to take short-cut paths in our life and choose the easiest, simplest way to do anything. Cutting a tree is an easiest task but time taken by a tree to grow? It is hardest one, it takes many year.We know most of the things are wrong before we even do it and yet we do it because of our desires, wants, needs, and conditioning of our brain. I read one beautiful story on Quora- The lowly clerk was caught red handed for accepting bribe..Miles away, at home,his wife waited for her husband to bring the money for her daughter's cancer treatment.Some people may know the reason about why they are doing the wrong. Just like in this above story, consider it as an example. "Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations. "-Alan Watts.Thanks for A2A Rahul Burman .
Why do people still make jokes about vegans?
First of all ignore all of their free advices, taunts or jokes etc. Its completely a matter of choice, which is independently personal. By these kind of jokes, taunts & advices the non-vegans encourage you to become non-vegan. Its universally happen if you are identical who thinks different, in majority of same thinkers. So ignorance is bliss & do what you like.
Why do people still do things that they know are bad for them?
Great question, but it makes a subtle incorrect assumption which is at the heart of the problem. Our common assumption is that we are individuals. That is, a single being who has a single set of goals and values, which are pursued with varying degrees of success.Unfortunately, we're not nearly so simple.We're a collection of billions of cells, neurons, and other odd parts, each of which, to use an anthropomorphic concept, has its own agenda. In general, the sum of these agendas results in the perpetuation of our existence. But not because they're necessarily aligned. Sometimes it is the dynamic tension betweeen completely different agendas which results in the truce that we consider our body and mind. (See the book "Genome" by Matt Ridley for more on these lines.)Our mind is no different. We are not a single "mind". We're a whole bunch of different thoughts, urges, impulses and desires, each of which is battling for supremacy. All of this comes together to form the collective consciousness which forms "you", the self or ego. This self is not necessarily particularly aware of what it is comprised of. And it can get confused and upset when the "wrong" components of itself win out. (yes, this is all highly self-referential. That's part of what makes it all so complicated!)So if you wany to make better decisions, it probably takes more than just "deciding". You need to recognize the urge to go the other way, realize it is part of you, but not the entirety of you, and figure out how to deal with it. Cut off its food supply, redirect it, strengthen the opposition, make it really easy to make an alternate choice, etc... No simple answer, each person needs to figure out what works with their own personal psychology.
Why do I keep failing my math tests? I study and study and I still fail.
I dont see why no one has said this directly but. You are studying wrongly. The maths you are doing is not difficult but you are failing, generally people can still pass their maths exam just doing homework and classwork. That said the simple answer is you are studying wrongly. You need to study differently, forget what anyone says, you tried this and it didnt work for you so you need to change something when you try again.now that this is out of the way here come my assumptions.You know the material , you can solve questions even difficult ones yet you do badly on exams.This was me, I took an exam I could do in my sleep , felt my nice 100% and received a paper back with 15% . What went wrong? Turns out on every single question I made some sort of “silly error”. It felt stupid , the teacher thought I didnt know what I was doing. The correct method on every question yet the wrong answer. To make it worse it tended to be at points that negated method marks. Now as for how I solved it , this is amusing. I tried a lot of past papers , had decent scores on them then sat a mechanics exam. Knowing how bad I was with exams I expected this one to go a little less well so I slowed down a bit. (5%) . I usually have half the exam spare time anyways so I slowed down for no particular reason. Got my paper back with a big 100% , then I realized something simple. Checking my work as I do it rather than at the end is the difference between an F and a 100% for me and no I was not nervous in exams . Im an extreme case. Please take this to heart , sometimes its the crown of the stupidest things that is the answer.You know the material , you cant solve questions. This does not mean you do not understand the material. The process of solving the question has different stages : 1 linking your information to a cue in the question. 2 conducting your mathematical methods or reasoning. 3. combinations of 2 and again 2. If you lack 1 , then answering questions is a lengthy study method of getting to it. It is infact as bad as rote memory. Tackle the issue directly. Look at a solution to questions you have attempted and forgotten and work out what parts cause you to get to the method from the question.my main point regardless, you are studying wrongly. Try a new method, think more about why you are failing. Simply doing questions because someone said you need to do questions for maths is not going to get you anywhere if you dont see why it should work.Think.
Will my iPhone alarm still go off if "Do Not Disturb" is on?
Be sure it would, unless you silence the phone by setting the alarm volume to Zero.And a little trick. If you want your next of kin or fiancée or anybody really close to you to be able to reach you by a phone despite the “Do Not Disturb” is on, tell them to call twice. The iOS recognises two calls from the same number in rapid succession to be a sort of “emergency” and starts ringing.
Why do they make footprints of babies when they are born?
The footprints are taken for identification purposes. The foot print does not change with age, it is just like a hand print. The problem with taking a baby’s hand print is that the fingers are really small and you will have to zoom them to get a clear print. They are also sent to the state where they are filed along with the original birth certificate. Not every state requires to have footprints to issue a birth certificate but many states still do. Here is an piece from an article: In recent years, however, the print media, including several medical journals, have expressed the opinion that hospitals waste time and money by footprinting newborns. To support their arguments, the authors of these articles point out that delivery room personnel do not take consistently legible infant footprints suitable for identification purposes. One article cited a study in which footprints were obtained from 20 newborns at 5 different nurseries with techniques known to provide maximum detail. An unidentified "police dermatoglyphist" examined the footprints. This print identification expert found 89 percent to be technically inadequate for identification purposes, with only 1 percent possessing sufficient ridge detail for positive identification. The article concluded by stating that the typical health care professional is not fully aware of "...how unreliable footprints of a newborn happen to be for purposes of identification."1 In a 1988 publication, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) stated that "...individual hospitals may want to continue the practice of footprinting or fingerprinting, but universal use of this practice is no longer recommended."2 Both organizations based their findings on studies that demonstrated that the majority of infant footprints taken by hospital personnel prove inadequate for identification purposes
What should I do if I still have feelings for my ex and want them back?
Been there. Done that.Listen, it is really okay to feel this way. And also remember, if you love something, let it go. It will come back. Trust me, this may sound cliche af but this is really true.I was dating my a guy for 5 years in a long distance too. I made huge blunders in my relationship and in the end, we broke up. I cried for more than an year. Went under depression, went mad literally. I tried all hooks and crooks to get him back. And in the end, after more than an year of multiple trials when he simply refused to come back, I gave up.After almost 1.5 years, I gave him a call on his birthday (I spoke to him after almost 3 months) and I simply wished him. (Also, his number had changed so I called on his best friend’s number and requested him to make me talk to him. His friend told me he is not with him at that moment and would make me talk as soon as he is with him. After almost an hour or something, I got a call from an unknown number. I don’t know why but the moment I saw it, I just felt that it was him. I received and it was him. )And we ended up talking for hours, once again. Just like old days. I asked him out this time. I told him, “Jab pehli baar humne baat ki thi toh tune mujhe propose kia tha. Aaj it’s my turn. Girls don’t usually propose but I can do anything for you. Would you be my boyfriend?”He replied, “No.”I was in shock. I asked, “But why?”To which he replied, “I don’t want to be your boyfriend. I want to be your husband.” (Too cliche, I know. But, it worked.)Haha! So, just give it some time. It it has happened once, it will happen twice. Trust me.PS: We both still aren’t dating. After getting back together, we broke up again after 3 months. Post which I realised that some things are just NOT MEANT TO BE. :)All the best.