The secret behind Sheldon Cooper’s intelligence
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Every hour of every day of my #life is quite meticulously planned. I come close to Sheldon Cooper of The Big Bang Theory when it comes to following a pre-planned routine — although mine are far different from his Thai takeout night and Halo night.One of my favourite dialogues from The Dark Knight is when the Joker says, “You know what I noticed? Nobody panics when things go according to plan. Even when the plan is horrifying. If tomorrow I told the press that, like, a gang-banger would get shot, or a truckload of soldiers will be blown up, nobody panics. Because it’s all part of the plan. But when I say that one little old mayor will die, well then everybody loses their minds!”It articulates so clearly the fact that we experience a change in our natural state of mind when we encounter (...)