Dr. Ellen Langer
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And always with the intention of getting people to be less absolute in their understanding of any of this so that they can imagine all sorts of possibilities. But even the thing that I just said a moment before, that it's important for people to realize the advantage in using their left hand if they're right-handed or their right hand if they're left-handed.
And always with the intention of getting people to be less absolute in their understanding of any of this so that they can imagine all sorts of possibilities. But even the thing that I just said a moment before, that it's important for people to realize the advantage in using their left hand if they're right-handed or their right hand if they're left-handed.
And then at the same time recognizing that when they break a leg, when somebody breaks a leg, that forces you to do everything differently. And if you attend to that, that can be a wonderful thing. You know, I don't know how I got to see these things. It's very strange to me when I think of what things have influenced me.
And then at the same time recognizing that when they break a leg, when somebody breaks a leg, that forces you to do everything differently. And if you attend to that, that can be a wonderful thing. You know, I don't know how I got to see these things. It's very strange to me when I think of what things have influenced me.
And then at the same time recognizing that when they break a leg, when somebody breaks a leg, that forces you to do everything differently. And if you attend to that, that can be a wonderful thing. You know, I don't know how I got to see these things. It's very strange to me when I think of what things have influenced me.
I don't know how old I was, Andrew, but I'm watching this thing on television, and there's this woman who has no arms, who's got a knife between her toes, who's slicing a tomato. And, you know, it's a lot of years, you know, I've seen and done a lot of things, but for me to remember that and that, um, you know, even when we're taught to do something, we're taught a single way.
I don't know how old I was, Andrew, but I'm watching this thing on television, and there's this woman who has no arms, who's got a knife between her toes, who's slicing a tomato. And, you know, it's a lot of years, you know, I've seen and done a lot of things, but for me to remember that and that, um, you know, even when we're taught to do something, we're taught a single way.
I don't know how old I was, Andrew, but I'm watching this thing on television, and there's this woman who has no arms, who's got a knife between her toes, who's slicing a tomato. And, you know, it's a lot of years, you know, I've seen and done a lot of things, but for me to remember that and that, um, you know, even when we're taught to do something, we're taught a single way.
It's so much more fun to be taught multiple ways. I mean, when I, you know, hurt my right arm, I'm playing tennis poorly, but I'm still playing with my left hand. Um,
It's so much more fun to be taught multiple ways. I mean, when I, you know, hurt my right arm, I'm playing tennis poorly, but I'm still playing with my left hand. Um,
It's so much more fun to be taught multiple ways. I mean, when I, you know, hurt my right arm, I'm playing tennis poorly, but I'm still playing with my left hand. Um,
I have so much trouble keeping track of what's the loss and what's the gain because I don't see the world that way.
I have so much trouble keeping track of what's the loss and what's the gain because I don't see the world that way.
I have so much trouble keeping track of what's the loss and what's the gain because I don't see the world that way.
Whether I've transcended or not, I just think differently. But everybody accepts that. And to see the gain in the so-called loss of a loss in the so-called gain โ You just end up with a very different world.
Whether I've transcended or not, I just think differently. But everybody accepts that. And to see the gain in the so-called loss of a loss in the so-called gain โ You just end up with a very different world.
Whether I've transcended or not, I just think differently. But everybody accepts that. And to see the gain in the so-called loss of a loss in the so-called gain โ You just end up with a very different world.
Yeah, but another way, you know, when I say put people back in the equation, that's what you need to teach them, which is the responses you're getting. These reviews are not from a bunch of sages in the sky. Certainly not. They're just a group of people, a group of people with different biases and so on. And, you know, it doesn't mean you were wrong.
Yeah, but another way, you know, when I say put people back in the equation, that's what you need to teach them, which is the responses you're getting. These reviews are not from a bunch of sages in the sky. Certainly not. They're just a group of people, a group of people with different biases and so on. And, you know, it doesn't mean you were wrong.
Yeah, but another way, you know, when I say put people back in the equation, that's what you need to teach them, which is the responses you're getting. These reviews are not from a bunch of sages in the sky. Certainly not. They're just a group of people, a group of people with different biases and so on. And, you know, it doesn't mean you were wrong.