The Tyranny of Beauty

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“Other people can make you a sandwich, but they can’t make you happy.”

Duncan North, writer of the hit indie film, “The Tao of Steve” and columnist for “The Tao of Love” answers your questions and offers some pointed advice on how to develop successful and rewarding relationships.

We all know someone, or are someone, who’s loved a person who isn’t good for them. Isn’t it amazing the way people work to convince themselves that somebody wrong is somebody right? Socrates called this the “proton pseudos,” or “the first lie” – the idea that we are rational people. Any psychiatrist or neuroscientist can tell you that your unconscious mind is running the show… kind of like a monkey riding a dog.” Time to get started on the path to your deserved happiness and get a handle on that damn monkey.