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dot me slash TFTS. Who am I? I became curious about the self when I read Brian Lowry's new book,

Selfless, the social creation of you. And the fascinating thing about the self when I read Brian Lowry's new book, Selfless, The Social Creation of You.

And the fascinating thing about the self is it's created by others and empowered through our

relationships and communication. I'm Matt Abrams, and I teach strategic communication

at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Welcome to a quick

thinks episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, the podcast. To learn more, we invited Brian Lowry back.

Brian is a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and he also co-directs Stanford's

Institute of Race.

Brian, it is fantastic to have you back. You certainly have been really, really busy. I'm excited

to listen regularly to your new podcast and today I got my copy of your book, Selfless,

the Social Creation of You. I want to probe that idea in a second, but I'm tantalized and intrigued by what follows the colon of your title,

the Social Creation of You.

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