Robert Greene Quotes

Animals Are Locked In A Perpetual Present. They Can Learn From Recent Events, But They Are Easily Distracted By What Is In Front Of Their Eyes. Slowly, Over A Great Period Of Time, Our Ancestors Overcame This Basic Animal Weakness. By Looking Long Enough At Any Object And Refusing To Be Distracted - Even For A Few Seconds - They Could Momentarily Detach Themselves From Their Immediate Surroundings. In This Way They Could Notice Patterns, Make Generalizations, And Think Ahead. They Had The Mental Distance To Think And Reflect, Even On The Smallest Scale.
These Early Humans Evolved The Ability To Detach And Think As Their Primary Advantage In The Struggle To Avoid Predators And Find Food. It Connected Them To A Reality Other Animals Could Not Access. Thinking On This Level Was The Single Greatest Turning Point In All Of Evolution - The Emergence Of The Conscious, Reasoning Mind.

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