between ourselves
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Decades of behavioral research show that one of the easiest ways to build habits is by reducing the friction between ourselves and the actions we want to take.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
And so, to a certain extent, the lines blurred sometimes between ourselves and our characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
“It is not a great disproportion between ourselves and others which produces envy, but on the contrary, a proximity,” wrote David Hume, the 18th-century philosopher and economist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Other contrasting results between ourselves and the ancients can be seen in emotions such as anger and love.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024
His real name was Herman Sluring; Pickwick was the name Betsie and I used between ourselves because he looked so incredibly like the illustrator’s drawing in our copy of Dickens.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
