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Originally Posted by powerclown
I guess the economy just has me a bit jumpy...I look back and episodes like the above return to memory and serve as reminders to save up even more and not live above my means.
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Okay, well, I'd say that's an appropriate use of anecdotal evidence. To prod one's self into taking actions one wants to take--which is basically an emotional process anyway.
We get into serious trouble when we start painting the world the color our perceptions provide, though. You find yourself holding a hammer and surrounded by nails, and forget that the hammer AND the nails are a figment of your imagination. Not that, as human beings, we can avoid doing that to some extent, but sometimes we can wake up and notice we're doing it, you know?