Podcast Episodes

1276 || election hangover

Today I'm ranting about my election grief in lieu of a regular style episode.

Links to the inspirational resources I referenced are here:

Rebecca Sol…

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1275 || build + broaden positive emotions

Today I'm sharing even more techniques using neuroscience to help us escape negative thought spirals. All this is extremely subjective and not meant …

1 year, 8 months ago

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1274 || escaping doom spirals

Today I'm sharing even more techniques using neuroscience to help us escape negative thought spirals. All this is extremely subjective and not meant …

1 year, 8 months ago

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1273 || dealing with a thought spiral

Today I'm sharing various techniques using neuroscience to help us escape negative thought spirals. All this is extremely subjective and not meant to…

1 year, 8 months ago

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1272 || negative thought spirals

Today we're talking about some common cognitive distortions. Not to brag or anything, but I’m kind of a professional spiraler. I have done it so well…

1 year, 8 months ago

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1271 || final thoughts on hope for cynics || patreon

"Cynicism is a tool of the status quo." - Jamil Zaki

"Billions of us are taught that life is a battle where winners take all and losers are everywher…

1 year, 8 months ago

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1270 || creative maladjustment || hope for cynics 9

"I am sure that we will recognize that there are some things in our society, some things in our world, to which we should never be adjusted. There ar…

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1269 || peace vs. justice || hope for cynics

Peace does not always represent justice or equity. Sometimes, it's good to be agitated. I think we can be hopeful AND angry. I truly believe there is…

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1268 || disagree better || hope for cynics || 7

"Studies reveal a recipe for disagreeing better:

Good disagreers ask questions instead of making statements.They work to get underneath people’s opini…

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1267 || trust is created, not earned || hope for cynics || day 7

"Ernest Hemingway once said, "The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." He was half right. Trust doesn't just teach us ab…

1 year, 8 months ago

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