Why We Do What We Do

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By Yunita Simmons

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There is no single truth about why we do what we do. There are only layers—peeling, aching, and revealing us to ourselves.Why does a child lie about breaking a cup? Why does a man return to the same kind of heartbreak again and again? Why do we chase success even when it hollows us?I do not claim to have answers with clean edges. Instead, i seek to witness, gather, and illuminate — to hold up a mirror to human behavior with curiosity and care.You will find stories here. Some are my own. Others belong to people I've walked beside in clinics, classrooms, cafes, and crisis rooms. Each story is a keyhole into the psychology of being human — an invitation to pause, to feel, to wonder: What made them do that? And deeper still: What makes me?We will walk through the chambers of behavior—through instinct, environment, evolution, pain, and love. You will meet the mind in its many masks: the rebel, the protector, the saboteur, the seeker.Do not just read try to feel, remember, and question. Because behavior, in the end, is a story.

Why We Do What We Do