Episode 1. Everyone Judges a Book by Its Cover

First, and most importantly – I didn’t really smell terrible. That was just some A-list acting right there. Second, and almost as importantly – do not wear sandals if you ever become an alpaca farmer. I wasn’t kidding about that part. They really are messy.

Most importantly of all, though, the way you look is usually the first thing others notice about you. Strictly speaking it isn’t fair for any of us to judge others based on the way they look, and there are plenty of laws in place to protect us from being judged based on appearance. But despite all those laws and despite all our attempts to act otherwise, all of us make instinctive judgments about others based upon appearance. In the eyes of most ...

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