The real power of language

The real power of language

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Recommended reads today:
Superintelligence - Nick Bostrom: https://amzn.to/3BjWSI8
The compound effect - Darren Hardy: https://amzn.to/3mUmyTB
Benjamin Franklin - Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3TMRV1H
Einstein - Walter Isaacson https://amzn.to/3AZeaZX
Da Vinci - Walter Isaacson https://amzn.to/3D6R2eI
The richest man in Babylon -George Clason: https://amzn.to/3wPIoMP
Atomic Habits – James Clear: https://amzn.to/3Lw4klf
The changing world order – Ray Dalio: https://amzn.to/3G6cmjP

Chapters in the video:
00:00 Intro
01:51 What's the mystery?
02:36 Decipher a message
05:23 Complex nature of language
10:04 Evolution of communication
11:07 Best inventions and language
13:54 Linguistic sign Saussure
16:17 What happens in the brain?
17:05 Developing imagination
18:19 Representations are unique
21:48 Activity: describing signs
23:30 Books vs movies
25:15 How much do you read?
27:41 Successful people and reading
29:23 Important REFLECTIONS
30:35 Takes from "The arrival" movie
34:30 Wrap up
35:56 Credits

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