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Sep 2022
2h 3m

Barbara Tversky: Action Shapes Thought

Shane Parrish
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My guest today is acclaimed psychologist and longtime Stanford University professor Barbara Tversky who calls on her nearly 50 years in the field of cognitive psychology for an in-depth discussion about how our minds work. We discuss the Nine Laws of Cognition, why action shapes thought, how the language we use changes what we think, tactics to communicate ... Show More
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