This is the Question

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The Science of When to Get Married

When Charles Darwin wrote “This is the Question,” a set of notes he drafted between 1837 and 1838, he was not pondering finches. “This is the Question” represented the evolutionary theorist’s attempt to logically evaluate whether he should marry his girlfriend, Emma Wedgwood.

Original: craschworks - comments

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[pasquin.livejournal.com]

Got something to share with the rest of the class, crasch?

[stochasticgirl.livejournal.com]

Where's the "like" button on LJ? :)

[stochasticgirl.livejournal.com]

Also, most Gen X and Y-ers know from watching Friends that making a list is a TERRIBLE idea!

[waitingforoct.livejournal.com]

Heard this story on NPR on his 200th bday - loved it!

[istar.livejournal.com]

but all my cousins are already married!

[crasch.livejournal.com]

Hah! Have you no nephews?

[frauhedgehog.livejournal.com]

Better than a dog, anyhow.

[ivanafox.livejournal.com]

I think the important take-home message is in the last couple of paragraphs, in the idea of metacognition. Making an effort to understand how your emotions work and how they can be exaggerated and how they can change gives you your best chance to respond reasonably to what your emotions are compelling you to do.