Convey Your Thoughts with Care: The Language of Specificity, Definition and Description
The Meaning Code · Karen Wong
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Show Notes
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