Joshua Foer

Over the last few millennia we've invented a series of technologies - from the alphabet to the scroll to the codex, the printing press, photography, the computer, the smartphone - that have made it progressively easier and easier for us to externalize our memories, for us to essentially outsource this fundamental human capacity.

American Journalist

Hunter Schafer

It's cool how to see how my creative juices have shown themselves when they're not being used for 'Euphoria' every day. I'm trying to find a new rhythm as to how I'm going to externalize my artistic energies. It's a moment of re-formation.

American Model

Yorgos Lanthimos

I am calm but on the outside, mostly. When I'm on a film set, the stress is so humongous that I'm dying inside - I'm extremely stressed, but I do try, and... well, I don't try. I think it's my natural reaction to not externalize things.

Greek Director

Clive Thompson

There is something about the ability to externalize our thoughts and compare them with other people in a public way that is really transformative for the average person.

Canadian Journalist

Chris Terrio

In a film, you have to externalize things that are internal and of course it becomes a debate about to what extent you do that.

American Director

James Taylor

Somehow it helps just to take something that's internal and externalize it, to see it in front of you.

American Musician

Used when someone shows how they feel, especially if they usually keep it inside.

Displaying Emotions

Consider who is affected when emotions are externalized, as it may impact relationships.

Effect on Relationships

Externalizing shows the intensity of an emotion; more intense feelings are expressed more visibly.

Emotional Intensity

Often used in psychology to describe making an inner process visible for healing.

Therapeutic Process

Helps in identifying specific feelings by giving them a form outside the mind.

Distinguishing Feelings

Used when revealing information or resources, highlighting a goal of openness.

Transparency Intent

Invites others to view, use, or contribute, facilitating collaboration.

Collaborative Opportunities

Indicates a transfer of responsibility or cost to another party, outside the initial group.

Shifting Accountability

Used in business to discuss lowering internal costs by using external resources.

Cost Management

 I said, "What kind of trouble did you have?" And he said, "Well, they would do this bizarre thing. They didn't take people out in the sunshine where you begin to feel better. They didn't include drumming or music to get people's blood going. They didn't involve the whole community. They didn't externalize the depression as an invasive spirit.

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 printing press photography the computer the smartphone that have made it progressively easier and easier for us to externalize our memories for us to essentially outsource this fundamental human capacity these technologies have made our modern world possible but they've also changed us they've changed

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