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The Mirror Under the Seat

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Aug 05, 2026
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When I speak to a room of women, I do an exercise.

Before they arrive, I place a small mirror on the floor under each seat. They don't see it. They sit down, settle in, and the talk begins.

I ask them, before anything else, to turn to the woman next to them and tell her what they see. The room does what it always does. They look at each other and say thin…

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