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Sep 2023
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263. The Foreign Language Effect: How Th...

Thomas Wilkinson
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Did you know that using, speaking in, and thinking in foreign and second languages can have real and significant affects on your thought processes and decision-making?


In other words, thinking in English can make you more objective, better at making financial decisions, and help you remember things in detail.


This is the Foreign Language Effect: let’s take the rest of this episode to discuss it in detail!

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Vocabulary


  • Egotistical (adj): self-centred or selfish; believing oneself to be superior to others.
  • Rational (adj): Based on reason or logic rather than emotions.
  • Thought process (n): The series of mental steps or cognitive activities that occur when one is thinking or reasoning.
  • Perceptions (n): The way in which something is understood or interpreted by the mind.
  • Moral (adj): A principle or belief concerning what is right or wrong; ethical.
  • Bias (n): a tendency to see things from one perspective.
  • Risk (n): The possibility of loss, harm, or danger
  • False memory (n phrase): An inaccurate recollection of an event or experience that did not actually occur.
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