Our bodies teach us what to do and what not to do by using biological carrots and sticks.
The sticks tend to come in the form of pain and discomfort: our bodies tell us not to touch the campfire by sending burning, searing, pain information throughout our nervous system if we get too close and if we're consequently at risk of tissue damage.
The carrots us…
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