Steven Coutinho - the Why Guy

Speaker. Author. Coach. Passionate about helping people realize what they are not.

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What is something’s size? If I lay a ruler against something, is that the correct measurement? So if it’s far away (say 5% of my vision) is that the wrong size? Why is it necessary to touch something to determine its “correct” size? Does touch make something real? Anyone?

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Where is 1 sec ago? I can’t feel it, grab it or see it. Did it actually “happen” and if so, what’s the proof? A video is not proof because I see that “now”… “now” can never be proof of “then”… Anyone?

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@Holavista Hi Frank, heb jij het boek geschreven "Geloof, Verwondering en het Absolute"? Groeten, Steven

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@iJesseWilliams Hi Jesse, my research proves that the story of "inferior" color influences people's neurological decision patterns keeping people and nations poor. Ted Talk: https://t.co/h0gvmlNRpX and book Breaking Rank: https://t.co/Oe6LQsbIJe. If you like, please share!

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Just finished a book I couldn't put down. Met Steven doing TedX together in Curacao. Simple, brilliant, & critically relevant now. https://t.co/PIBMj09y8j

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@JoHenrich Hi Joe. I hope you find this Tedx Talk interesting. It helps to explain choice patterns across the postcolonial world: https://t.co/sMsJPBSIHo

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"There's only one thing that keeps people and nations back...
It's a story that explains who they are, what they can and cannot do."
https://t.co/sMsJPBSIHo

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Why are more African American and Latino children born out of wedlock? Not race. A story... https://t.co/939FcFwcRq

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Neither race nor culture explains why the developing world remains stagnant. Except one thing: the same story... https://t.co/P7Ehip7KkY

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@FranklinAmoo So check out my Tedx talk where I present my discovery on how the mind uses stories to make choices - and how yesterday's stories of color have shaped the choice patterns of many postcolonial countries today:

https://t.co/sMsJPBSIHo

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@FranklinAmoo Tedx just published my talk where I present my discovery on how the mind uses stories to make choices - and how yesterday's stories of color continue to shape the choices of people in many postcolonial countries today:
https://t.co/sMsJPBB7iO See book: Breaking Rank

[Steven Coutinho - the Why Guy @StevenCoutinho1]

We react not to what we see, but to the stories inside our brain. When we see skin color of others (and our own), we are reacting to stories. These are never true (white=safe, black=not), but too many mindlessly behave nevertheless. Like cops at Yale Uni. Understand the mind.

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...change comes from understanding how stories of 'them' originated, what the brain does with those stories, and then training people to observe what plays out in their mind. If Roseanne had the capacity to observe instead of just react to her thoughts, she'd still have a job.

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Today's discussions of racial bias in the US are missing a point: people will always categorize others because - from an evolutionary perspective - that is what the brain needs to predict others to remain safe. A four hour Starbucks training of anti-bias will not help...