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Close Enough: Living Through Others

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Watching Expertise Can Provide Solace

Mental simulation just isn't built to incorporate kind of physiological reactions, internal states. As ed's research suggests, watching experts is powerful because we have the sense that some of their expertis rubs off on us. Our screens offer us a mental short cut without having to learn all the difficult things that experts know. We get the feeling that we can play that beautiful piece of music or build that barn door ourselves. Watching others can also provide us with a safety net when life gets too hard. Stay with us.

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