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Aug 2019
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Dr. Art Markman - Bring Your Brain To Wo...

Daniel Karim
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Why I wanted to learn from Dr. Art Markman  One of the big questions that fascinate me at the moment is: Why is behavior change so hard and what can we do about it?  Dr. Art Markman knows a thing or two about this problem, he is a Professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, has written numerous books and is by all means one ... Show More
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