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Well resisting temptation is hard, as the 19th century English economist Nassau William Senior said, "To abstain from the enjoyment which is in our power, or to seek distant rather than immediate results, are among the most painful exertions of the human will."

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Some of the best engineers would rather quit than be micromanaged, especially when the job market is hot, and it’s so easy to switch jobs.

And since I'm realistic, rather than grandiose, I don't claim that the ability to control the function of the nervous system will at once unravel all its mysteries.

Sticking wires into the brain is obviously rather crude.

We can now actually interfere with their psychology in rather profound ways, as I'll show you in my last example, which is directed at a familiar question.

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