Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What if I told you that by actively designing your environment, you could prime yourself to perform better in any activity you engaged in? This is the central theme put forth in Annie Murphy Paul's book, The Extended Mind, which argues that our cognition, our mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses, isn't brain bound but rather extends into the outside world itself. In other words, our external environment directly affects the way we think, experience, and sense. Join me in this video as I explore how the insights from this book can make us more effective content creators and students.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Embodied Cognition
01:25 - Thinking with Sensation
03:24 - Thinking with Movement
04:49 - Thinking with Gesture
05:33 - Situated Cognition
05:41 - Thinking with Natural Spaces
06:54 - Thinking with Built Spaces
09:50 - Thinking with the Space Ideas
11:20 - Distilled Cognition
11:29 - Thinking with Experts
12:48 - Thinking with Peers
14:48 - Thinking with Groups
The Extended Mind By Anne Murphy Paule: amzn.to/3GIxNJH
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What if I told you that by actively designing your environment, you could prime yourself to perform better in any activity you engaged in? This is the central theme put forth in Annie Murphy Paul's book, The Extended Mind, which argues that our cognition, our mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses, isn't brain bound but rather extends into the outside world itself. In other words, our external environment directly affects the way we think, experience, and sense. Join me in this video as I explore how the insights from this book can make us more effective content creators and students.
⏱ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Embodied Cognition
01:25 - Thinking with Sensation
03:24 - Thinking with Movement
04:49 - Thinking with Gesture
05:33 - Situated Cognition
05:41 - Thinking with Natural Spaces
06:54 - Thinking with Built Spaces
09:50 - Thinking with the Space Ideas
11:20 - Distilled Cognition
11:29 - Thinking with Experts
12:48 - Thinking with Peers
14:48 - Thinking with Groups
The Extended Mind By Anne Murphy Paule: amzn.to/3GIxNJH
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): readwise.io/aidanhelfant
🗞️How I take notes on articles: (Instapaper): bit.ly/3AEzfXv
🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9
🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw
JOIN THE JOURNEY:
📚How I choose my next book to read: Shortform.com/aidanhelfant
✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://upbeat-speaker-6797.ck.page/b1997ba3ad
🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant
🌎Check out my Blogging Website: aidanhelfant.com
🐦Check out my Twitter: twitter.com/AidanHelfant
PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪
My Amazing Editors for Videos:
Dan Kinneth Torres: upwork.com/nx/wm/workroom/29029638/overview
