You Are Not So Smart

208 - The Extended Mind - Annie Murphy Paul

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Jun 13, 2021
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INSIGHT

Brain's Limits and Aid

  • The brain is glorified despite its biological limits in attention, motivation, and memory.
  • Thinking outside the brain, using external aids, is key to better cognition.
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Mind as Interconnected System

  • Western thinking views brain and mind as isolated, Eastern thinking sees them as interconnected systems.
  • We must reconnect brain, body, and environment to improve thinking.
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Learning Requires Embodied Experience

  • Humans easily learn biologically primary abilities like language but struggle with secondary ones like physics.
  • Physical, embodied experience is crucial for understanding abstract concepts.
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