To learn a language, you need to know the culture.

To know a culture, you need to know the language.

Are you aware of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis: 

• • the limits and structure of language determines their user’s thoughts and actions.
  • Language reflects perception, and it also reflects the history of a culture
  • It explains why certain ideas and beliefs are so prominent

What is the culture of success and resilience?

Do you speak it’s language?

Did you know:

• • In people who speak more than one language, studies have shown that when they switch languages, they also “switch” their personality to fit the language!

• • That is, they seem to shift their way of thinking to reflect that of the people who speak the respective language.

Talking to yourself (i.e., thought)

VS

Talking to others

Are you aware of the BIASES you have in communicating with yourself?

• • Others can bring your attention to something you were not seeing (i.e., different perspective)
  • Being able to do that with yourself is a skill that can be honed
  • You will learn more about this in this article
  • We have discussed this elsewhere also in the context of Socratic Dialogue

It’s not what you say…

It’s how you say it

It is more challenging to be aware of non-verbal communication you have with yourself…

• • They say 80% of communication is non-verbal

What are you saying to yourself?

• • Mindfulness helps to start noticing the answer to this question
  • Education will help you recognize subtle ways you redirect your attention towards your biases
  • Some of these things will be introduced in this article

Weiner, Bernard. (2010). Attribution Theory. 10.1002/9780470479216.corpsy0098.

Weiner, Bernard. (2010). Attribution Theory. 10.1002/9780470479216.corpsy0098.