Dr. David DeSteno

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surrender to a higher power.

A lot of people resist this and they think the idea is problematic because they interpret it as meaning you're like an automaton.

You're just going to give over everything to God and not be a thoughtful person.

That's not what it means for the people who actually do this, right?

For the people who surrender to God, what it means is I'm going to try to

and do the best I can, make the best decision I can, live the best way I can.

But I realize that I can't control everything, including my own behavior all the time.

So I'm going to do the best I can, and then I'm just going to give it over and hope that God, trust that God will help me.

And that does two things.

One is, again, it provides the sense that you have a friend.

There's someone else who cares about you.

You're kind of like a junior partner with this person working toward the goal.

And that – I'm not exactly sure why.

I don't know if any of us know exactly why it works.

But that reduces stress and anxiety a lot.

Because, you know, we like to think in this world that we're optimizers, right?

I'm always like I want to buy this car.

Well, let me research everything about this car so I can make sure I get the exact right car.

Or if I'm trying to make a decision about my health.

I'm going to research everything I can.

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