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oakye09/06/07 Report as spam1
Good reminder
Interesting speaker, straightforward & simple visual representation of the concept, and it's a good exercise to follow. (But what do you do if the rating you give someone is different than other's perceived reality? Hmmm, guess I'll just have to buy the book...)
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