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Dec 2022
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The Crisis of Meaning (feat. Dr. John Ve...

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A great discussion with Dr. John Vervaeke, a Psychology Professor at University of Toronto. We discuss the cognition of meaning, what is 'real', the importance of cultivating ecologies of practice and so much else. 

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