DJ Strouse

My Goodreads Review rating: 4 of 5 stars This was the first book to introduce me to the “wonderful world of words” and all they have to teach. Pinker offers a convincing selection of studies and examples to show how rich language is in information about culture, history, and, most importantly, the way we think. [...]

You’re walking through the forest with a friend. You pass a stream bubbling and curling around a few rocks and think, “That’s nice” and continue on. But your friend has stopped. She’s captivated by the swirling eddy currents. You think again, “Well, it’s nice, but not that nice. Let’s keep going so we can get [...]

Traveling has the tendency to alert your mind to habits you didn’t know you had. When you’re thrown into environments you’ve never been in, you can’t default to past behaviors, and you suddenly become aware of the commonly subconscious decision trees you go through. A recent trip to Thailand illuminated a number of interesting ideas [...]