Paul Scheer

And we've talked about horror movies, some that you've never even heard of like Ganja and Hess.

And we've talked about horror movies, some that you've never even heard of like Ganja and Hess.

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If you've ever had the experience of not quite knowing the right word, it's on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't seem to remember exactly what that word is, your hands will often be giving you hints and that can help you locate that word.

If you've ever had the experience of not quite knowing the right word, it's on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't seem to remember exactly what that word is, your hands will often be giving you hints and that can help you locate that word.

If you've ever had the experience of not quite knowing the right word, it's on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't seem to remember exactly what that word is, your hands will often be giving you hints and that can help you locate that word.

Hey Mike, it's great to be here.

Hey Mike, it's great to be here.

Hey Mike, it's great to be here.

Sure. Well, what I mean by thinking outside the brain is that we usually imagine that thinking does go on inside the brain. That's kind of our assumption as a society, as a culture. But an idea borrowed from philosophy says that actually, no, we think with all these resources that are available to us outside the brain. And by that, I mean things like

Sure. Well, what I mean by thinking outside the brain is that we usually imagine that thinking does go on inside the brain. That's kind of our assumption as a society, as a culture. But an idea borrowed from philosophy says that actually, no, we think with all these resources that are available to us outside the brain. And by that, I mean things like

Sure. Well, what I mean by thinking outside the brain is that we usually imagine that thinking does go on inside the brain. That's kind of our assumption as a society, as a culture. But an idea borrowed from philosophy says that actually, no, we think with all these resources that are available to us outside the brain. And by that, I mean things like

the movements and sensations of your body or the physical surroundings in which you're doing your thinking or your relationships with other people or even your tools like your devices or a pencil or a piece of paper, all those things can be considered part of the thinking process. And that gives us a lot of additional ways to improve how well we think.

the movements and sensations of your body or the physical surroundings in which you're doing your thinking or your relationships with other people or even your tools like your devices or a pencil or a piece of paper, all those things can be considered part of the thinking process. And that gives us a lot of additional ways to improve how well we think.

the movements and sensations of your body or the physical surroundings in which you're doing your thinking or your relationships with other people or even your tools like your devices or a pencil or a piece of paper, all those things can be considered part of the thinking process. And that gives us a lot of additional ways to improve how well we think.

So in a practical sense, Mike, one way that I end up applying the extended mind an awful lot in my work as a writer is that instead of doing all my thinking inside my head when I'm laying out a chapter or an article, for example... I try as much as possible to get those ideas and that information out of my head and spread it out onto physical space.

So in a practical sense, Mike, one way that I end up applying the extended mind an awful lot in my work as a writer is that instead of doing all my thinking inside my head when I'm laying out a chapter or an article, for example... I try as much as possible to get those ideas and that information out of my head and spread it out onto physical space.

So in a practical sense, Mike, one way that I end up applying the extended mind an awful lot in my work as a writer is that instead of doing all my thinking inside my head when I'm laying out a chapter or an article, for example... I try as much as possible to get those ideas and that information out of my head and spread it out onto physical space.