{"id":82677,"date":"2016-09-08T21:44:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-08T19:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=82677"},"modified":"2016-09-08T21:44:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T19:44:05","slug":"things-my-therapist-told-me-321","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=82677","title":{"rendered":"things my therapist told me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/ben_ambridge_10_myths_about_psychology_debunked\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n10 myths about psychology, debunked  by Ben Ambridge. How much of what you think about your brain is actually wrong? 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