Dan Ariely

The recipe for a good life has to involve lots of progress, and lots of progress means lots of scars.

The recipe for a good life has to involve lots of progress, and lots of progress means lots of scars.

Many years ago, I was burned in a bad accident. 70% of my body was burned. I was in hospital for about three years. I get a simple email from somebody, and she sent me a list of links. I'll just describe to you one video. It says I was burned, 70% of my body, all of this correct. And then the video goes on to say that this is why I started hating healthy people.

Many years ago, I was burned in a bad accident. 70% of my body was burned. I was in hospital for about three years. I get a simple email from somebody, and she sent me a list of links. I'll just describe to you one video. It says I was burned, 70% of my body, all of this correct. And then the video goes on to say that this is why I started hating healthy people.

And that's why I joined Bill Gates, the cabal, the Illuminati, to try and kill as many healthy people as possible. I started getting death threats. It became very tough.

And that's why I joined Bill Gates, the cabal, the Illuminati, to try and kill as many healthy people as possible. I started getting death threats. It became very tough.

What happens is that people start with...

What happens is that people start with...

Half a beard is a good way to think about my life, my history, and also on behavioral economics. So here's the story. I have half a beard. If you're on audio, believe me, I have a beard. My right cheek doesn't have hair. My left cheek does. And there's also some whites there. And this half a beard has a few reasons. The first one is that I was badly burned.

Half a beard is a good way to think about my life, my history, and also on behavioral economics. So here's the story. I have half a beard. If you're on audio, believe me, I have a beard. My right cheek doesn't have hair. My left cheek does. And there's also some whites there. And this half a beard has a few reasons. The first one is that I was badly burned.

Many years ago, I was burned in a bad accident. 70% of my body was burned. I was in hospital for about three years. Terrible tragedy, very difficult. Got me to think about lots of things in life. But as a consequence, I don't have hair on the right side of my face. It's all scar tissue, so hair doesn't grow on this side. But of course, I could shave.

Many years ago, I was burned in a bad accident. 70% of my body was burned. I was in hospital for about three years. Terrible tragedy, very difficult. Got me to think about lots of things in life. But as a consequence, I don't have hair on the right side of my face. It's all scar tissue, so hair doesn't grow on this side. But of course, I could shave.

And if I shaved, I would have no hair on both sides. And for many years, indeed, I shaved. And a few years ago, I went on a month-long hike. And at the end of this month-long hike, I came out with half a beard. And it was the first time I looked at myself in the mirror. and I didn't like how I looked. It's a very strange look. It's strange to look at. It's strange for me to look at.

And if I shaved, I would have no hair on both sides. And for many years, indeed, I shaved. And a few years ago, I went on a month-long hike. And at the end of this month-long hike, I came out with half a beard. And it was the first time I looked at myself in the mirror. and I didn't like how I looked. It's a very strange look. It's strange to look at. It's strange for me to look at.

And I thought to myself that I'll certainly shave this half a beard, but I'll keep it for a few more weeks just as a memory of the hike. So I kept it for a few weeks, and then I posted a few comments on social networks and so on. And to my surprise, a few people reached out to me thanking me for the half a beard. Now, why were they thanking me for the half a beard?

And I thought to myself that I'll certainly shave this half a beard, but I'll keep it for a few more weeks just as a memory of the hike. So I kept it for a few weeks, and then I posted a few comments on social networks and so on. And to my surprise, a few people reached out to me thanking me for the half a beard. Now, why were they thanking me for the half a beard?

These were people who were struggling with their own injuries. They were feeling that they were hiding their own injuries and that now that might be give them some energy to try something different. So, for example, there was a woman in her 50s who told me that when she was 17, she had a car accident. Her leg was injured and she never wore a dress or a skirt since. And she's going to try.

These were people who were struggling with their own injuries. They were feeling that they were hiding their own injuries and that now that might be give them some energy to try something different. So, for example, there was a woman in her 50s who told me that when she was 17, she had a car accident. Her leg was injured and she never wore a dress or a skirt since. And she's going to try.

So that gave me power to say, OK, I'll continue with this half a beard. But then the other thing that happened was about four months down the line, I felt more comfortable with my scars. Now, I got injured when I was about 18. It was many years ago. And all of a sudden now, four months into this half a beard, I feel better about my scars. I don't feel that they are me and my injury.

So that gave me power to say, OK, I'll continue with this half a beard. But then the other thing that happened was about four months down the line, I felt more comfortable with my scars. Now, I got injured when I was about 18. It was many years ago. And all of a sudden now, four months into this half a beard, I feel better about my scars. I don't feel that they are me and my injury.