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#268 — The Limits of Self-Knowledge
Making Sense with Sam Harris
I'm a Psychologist, I've Been a Social Scientist for a Long Time, and I'd Like to Know More About Myself
A friend once told me a story from a board meeting where he was engaged in a very stressful conversation with the group, and someone in the meeting commented on how emotional he was getting. And n someone around the table suggested that he bring his attention to the sensations at his upper lip. And the moment he did that, he burst into tears. While ba, apparently, his lip had been quivering as though he were about to, he was about to burst into tears, and it was noticeable to those in the room. But you can imagine just how much can be known about any one of us now based on our google search history, say, or ou know, anything we do with
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