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Few of us can accurately gauge how we will feel tomorrow or next week. That's why when you go to the supermarket on an empty stomach, you'll buy too much, and if you shop after a big meal, you'll buy too little.

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Daniel Gilbert
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 5
Psychologist
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