The Color of the Sky

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In our culture, we view time in this very linear way. There's the past, there's the present, and there's the future. In reality, i don't think time quite functions like that. The past is almost carried with us, and it manifests in our thoughts,. Our actions, even the life that we live now are based on what we have learned from previous experiences. We're all trying to find the right balance between what i want in the moment and who i want to be at some point? And we obviously failing in so many ways across those domains.

Language is one of the most powerful tools that humans have accessible to them.

Don't believe us? Consider the fact that someone could walk up to you and say something that could immediately change your mental state.

Nothing around you has changed, other than the words echoed through the air.

In this episode, Cal and Steph discuss the power of words and how language can shape the way we think. They use untranslatable words to convey these concepts and share how language has been shown to impact anything from our impression of time, space, or even emotional regularity.

If you're interested in digging into this more, Steph has built a directory of untranslatable words (Eunoia, which itself is an untranslatable word) and has written an article about the topic here. Send us a message with your favorite "untranslatables"!

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