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Words have power, and what vocabulary you have at your disposal to describe your relationships with other people can shape what directions those relationships can take.
What if cultivating your authentic self doesn’t involve self-reflection, but instead means focusing on what feels good and natural?
Cognitive shortcuts help you efficiently move through a complicated world. But they come with an unwelcome side effect: Facts aren’t necessarily enough to change your mind.
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Jay Maddock is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Florida
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Director of Education Initiatives, School of Physical Sciences, University of California, San Diego
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Fellow of the University of Tennessee Humanities Center (UTHC), Tulane University
