You Are a Social Creation (with Dr. Brian Lowery)

<p dir="ltr">You can expand yourself and your sense of the world in ways that will be surprising to you, stay curious, and take the time to understand the depth of those around you. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h2 dir="ltr">Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University Dr. Brian Lowery (<a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-lowery-3482a67/">@Dr. Brian Lowery</a>) is a social psychologist whose new book, Selfless: The Social Creation of You, presents a provocative, powerful theory of identity, arguing that there is no essential "self"—our selves are social creations of those with whom we interact. He is passionate about the global discussion of equity and how each individual perceives life through the lens of having advantages vs. disadvantages. His work is one of inquiry where he asks you, the student, skeptic, or reader, to come to your own conclusions after entertaining his research, ideas, and assertions. </h2> <p dir="ltr">Advocate, social psychologist, and author Dr. Brian Lowery(<a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-lowery-3482a67/">@ Dr. Brian Lowery</a>) is Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford University. He has been an important voice in discussing white privilege and investigating social, institutional, and personal bias from learned or lived experience. His new book, Selfless: The Social Creation of You, is based on empirical science that reads with unintentional notes of Buddhism. </p> <p dir="ltr">“The self is kind of like a time machine. You can think about the past through the self of who are you right now!”</p> <p dir="ltr">- Dr. Brian Lowery</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Key Takeaways:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Engaging with People: We are the center of our own world and our life regarding our experiences. Your experiences are deep, interesting, and broad. All people on this planet's experiences are deep, interesting, and broad. Engaging with peop