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September 15, 2026
Autumn · 2 entries
The Listen
Hidden BrainWhy Conversations Go WrongDeborah Tannen reveals that most relationship damage isn't caused by bad intentions but by invisible conversational style mismatches — and names the hidden mechanics precisely enough to actually change how you listen.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
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Ancient Wisdom Didn’t Know Why It Worked — And That’s the Point
A student stayed after class and asked me, a little apologetically, whether the practice actually regulates the nervous system or whether that's just a thing teachers say. Fair question. The honest answer is that the people who built this had no idea what a nervous…
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