The Secret History of Thoughts

Invisibilia

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🗓️ 9 January 2015

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In "The Secret History of Thoughts," co-hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller ask the question, "Are my thoughts related to my inner wishes, do they reveal who I really am?" The answer can have profound consequences for your life. Hear the story of a man gripped by violent thoughts, and explore how various psychologists make sense of his experience. Also, meet a man trapped inside his head for 13 years with thoughts as his only companion.

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0:00.0	So we're gonna start with a very simple question.
0:03.4	What were you just thinking?
0:06.1	Who the hell are you?
0:10.9	I mean, that's what I was just thinking.
0:13.1	A cheeseburger?
0:14.8	I wanted a cheeseburger.
0:17.6	Go ahead, I want my girlfriend.
0:19.4	You have a girlfriend?
0:20.6	Yeah.
0:21.6	Really?
0:22.6	Yeah.
0:23.6	How old are you?
0:24.2	11.
0:25.2	Whether or not this is a nice building,
0:26.5	I'm looking to buy a condo here.
0:28.1	Over the last couple of months,
0:29.6	we've been asking this question of all kinds of people.
0:32.5	You, you, come over here.
0:35.0	And who are we?
0:36.3	Well, I am Elise Beagle, and I am Lulu Miller.
0:39.2	Can I possibly travel you for about 30 seconds?
0:41.9	And I have to say on this little thought-finding mission,
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