Identification & Language

Alfred Korzyb­ski in “Sci­ence and San­ity” (1933) reflects on the verb “to be” and the process of iden­ti­fi­ca­tion. He used to train his students to avoid say­ing “I am”, ask­ing them “Is this all you think you are?”. Have you noticed when we are asked “who are you”, often, we say our name, and maybe… Continue reading Identification & Language

You May Have Heard That The…

… human uncon­scious mind has an irre­sistible need for clo­sure. If you did, you under­stand why you have felt an invol­un­tary, maybe over­whelm­ing urge to keep going after you read the title of this post. In 1927, Gestalt psy­chol­o­gist Kurt Lewin noticed that wait­ers have a much clearer rec­ol­lec­tion of still unpaid orders. His stu­dent at… Continue reading You May Have Heard That The…

The Art of Rapport

Why would you even want to watch the video below (apart form the fact that it’s only 8mn long)? Well, what if you could get anyone to like you and therefore listen to what you have to say with a positive mindset? What if you knew how to talk to anyone so that they’d understand.… Continue reading The Art of Rapport