Why didn’t I listen to Vygotsky before I embarked on this isolated study venture?

I am finding it difficult talking to myself about all of this all the time –  The brilliant Russian psychologist knew that I would needs heaps of significant social dialogue in order to finish this thesis (and this degree)successfully. Why wasn’t I paying attention?  

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