Just read a fascinating treatise published in 1981 about the concept of symbolic self-completion. The short and painless version is that while most of us get our sense of accomplishment from education, position, or performance, we can also short-circuit the process by getting social recognition for our speech. Yup; that’s right. If we talk about [...]
Like dust behind the fridge, many go through life failing to communicate at any but the most basic level because they suffer the curse of knowledge. Like Alice’s caterpillar, they believe words mean exactly what they mean them to mean.
The full title of the book will be I Know You Think You Understand What I Said but What You Don’t Understand is That What I Said is Not What I Meant
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