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On the Powers of Internal Language

Manny Vallarino · June 4, 2023 ·

Much is written about the powers of what I call external language, or language that is used to have an effect on external reality, mainly on other people.

This has left me wanting for a resource that explores the powers of what I call internal language, or language that is used to have an effect on our own internal realities.

After all, what is the point of being able to use language to have an effect on others if we don’t know how to use it to have an effect on ourselves?

Since I couldn’t find said resource, I decided to write it!

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The Book of Beautiful Sentences: A Lesson in Writing from Anne Frank

Manny Vallarino · May 29, 2023 ·

Today, on Monday, May 29, 2023, I visited the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is one of the saddest experiences of my life thus far; I was holding back tears throughout most of the visit.

It was also, however, one of the most inspiring experiences of my life.

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Lessons from the book Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull, Ph.D. (co-founder of Pixar)

Manny Vallarino · March 10, 2023 ·

How fully I recommend this book: 10/10

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Lessons from the book All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business, by Mel Brooks

Manny Vallarino · February 15, 2023 ·

How fully I recommend this book: 7/10

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Lessons from the book Paul Simon: The Life, by Robert Hilburn

Manny Vallarino · January 28, 2023 ·

How fully I recommend this book: 9/10

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