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The source of performance 'as lived' (as contrasted with described from a third person perspective and then explained from that perspective) is that action is naturally, necessarily closely connected (mutually arising) with the way what one is dealing with occurs (shows up) for one. And, the way in which what one is dealing with occurs for one is accessable through language. This actionable access to the source of performance opens up a new realm of opportunity for study and research, and for new and more effective interventions, applications, and practices for improving individual, group, and organizational performance.<br>\nIn short, language gives one access to the way in which what one is dealing with occurs for one, with which action (and therefore performance) is naturally, necessarily closely connected (mutually arising).<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2139\/ssrn.1483082","type":"posted-content","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,12,28]],"date-time":"2011-12-28T13:31:27Z","timestamp":1325079087000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["How Language Shapes the World: A New Model Providing Actionable Access to the Source of Performance (PDF File of Powerpoint Slides)"],"prefix":"10.2139","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-2046-4999","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Werner","family":"Erhard","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"78","reference":[{"key":"ref1","author":"George A Akerlof","year":"2009","journal-title":"Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism"},{"issue":"8","key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"327","DOI":"10.1016\/j.tics.2007.06.003","article-title":"Language as context for the perception of emotion","volume":"11","author":"Lisa F Barrett","year":"2007","journal-title":"TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1006\/cogp.2001.0748","article-title":"Does Language Shape Thought?: Mandarin and English Speakers' Conceptions of Time","volume":"43","author":"Lera Boroditsky","year":"2001","journal-title":"Cognitive Psychology"},{"key":"ref4","first-page":"116","article-title":"How Does Our Language Shape the Way We Think?","author":"Lera Boroditsky","year":"2009","journal-title":"What's Next: Dispatches on the Future of Science"},{"key":"ref5","author":"John Brockman","year":"2009","journal-title":"What Have You Changed Your Mind About?: Today's Leading Minds Rethink Everything"},{"key":"ref6","author":"David Brooks","year":"2009","journal-title":"Where The Wild Things Are\" column in The New York Times"},{"key":"ref7","first-page":"575","article-title":"How Deep Are Effects of Language on Thought? 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