I think (as it were) that one can "think better" if one instead one
belongs to a religious (etc.) minority group (so that one has to try
to see the world using two different Weltanschaungen) or has a
physical or mental handicap (where the "thinking better" happens
outside of those areas that are handicapped). Being a fish out of
water pushes one to "think better."

On 4/20/07, Doyle Saylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Greetings Economists,
On Apr 20, 2007, at 6:35 AM, Jim Devine wrote:

> "think better"? what does that mean? how can I do that?

Doyle;
Fluency in two languages clarifies 'mindset' in a given language.
Words or a language are not all possible thought, but are habits about
using the body which is shared with others more or less intelligibly.
Another language can diverge widely in the every day habit of using the
body.  The contrast between languages makes clearer what one languages
does to carve up mental space.
Doyle



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Jim Devine /  "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your
own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.

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