Walk away from the heat of passion.
from Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
How to Apply This
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Catch yourself before you’d drawn in.
This is most helpful for parents of teenagers whose hormones are high. Teach teens to recognize when they are being taken in by passion and walk away from it – to avoid unprotected sex. -
Walk away from the fire of passion.
It is easier to fight temptation before it arises than after it has started to lure us in. In other words, avoiding temptation altogether is easier than overcoming it.
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