Convey Your Thoughts with Care: The Language of Specificity, Definition and Description

27/06/2024 1h 19min
Convey Your Thoughts with Care:  The Language of Specificity, Definition and Description

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William joins Karen to propose some ideas around the necessity of specificity in language, what it means to be "obvious", and how definition differs from description. As Peterson says, tell the truth, at least don't lie. Karen will be one of the speakers at the Pacific Northwest Estuary conference in Olympia, WA (September 12-15) sponsored by Grail Country's Nate Hile. Info here: https://www.estuarynorthwest2024.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:15 Estuary Conference information 03:00 Laying out the topic 10:07 Importance of Specificity in Language 15:10 Importance of Specificity in Communication 28:02 Intercultural Communication and Misunderstandings 31:39 Definitions vs. Descriptions 45:32 Hemispheres of the Brain and Marriage Analogy 54:00 More on Definitions and Descriptions 59:57 The Nature of Obviousness 1:07:14 Necessity of definition for reality 1:15:39 Personal Reflections on Family Routine 1:18:26 Discussion on Language and Humility

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