Hurtling at full speed across the savannah, a man flees a charging lion. After a prolonged chase, he evades it by scrambling up a tree. To an onlooker, whether it’s the first or hundredth time the man escapes, the scene looks the same. But to the fleeing man, those experiences feel worlds apart. The first time he escapes he is terrified beyond belief. The hundredth time, he is excited, but calm. The situation doesn’t change, but his emotional response to it does. This post is going to dis...
