Word: painfully
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...brain loathes uncertainty. In laboratory experiments, humans actually fear uncertainty more than physical pain. We are simply wired this way. When we encounter uncertainty, the first thing we do is try to beat it back. The problem is, uncertainty may not be the biggest threat. It may be a distraction - the kind we have to cope with while we do the actual work of keeping ourselves alive...
...Democrats end up passing this major piece of legislation essentially on their own, there's no guarantee that it will spare them pain. On the contrary, Republicans are betting that whatever does get passed exclusively by their opponents will come back to bite the Democrats in both 2010 and 2012. Even while some pundits say the GOP will end up looking obstructionist, Republicans are quick to point out that the bulk of the bill - the exchange, which will help small businesses and the 47 million people who are uninsured buy affordable insurance, along with subsidies to help those...
...independently wealthy,” he explains.But clearly for Bataclan, wealth is secondary to happiness, a quality he seems to be bursting with. “How can I complain?” he asks. “This is my first pain-free type of work.” —Staff writer Kerry A. Goodenow can be reached at goodenow@fas.harvard.edu...
...ceases to impress. It’s just one of those inevitable disappointments that come with growing up, like the realization that Santa doesn’t exist or the way that music always takes a turn for the worse after you turn 30. But for our generation, the pain will be especially acute. We’ve grown up on social networks. They’re how we communicate, how we notify acquaintances of our relationships, how we make purchases, even how we keep diaries. What will happen when they are no longer there for us, when that mosquito...
...Pain...