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Apr 2021
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163: How to Realize Your Full Potential ...

MAX LUGAVERE
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Scott Barry Kaufman is a humanistic psychologist and cognitive scientist interested in the development of intelligence, creativity, and personality. He applies a variety of perspectives to come to a richer understanding and appreciation of all kinds of minds and ways of achieving greatness. He has taught courses on intelligence, creativity, and well-being at Columbia University, NYU, the University of Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. And his latest book, Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization, is out now.

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