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179 - 5 Tricks to Handle Passive Aggressive People
Episode 179
Tired of being on the receiving end of insults followed with “jk!”? Sick of finding ostensibly polite but obviously angry notes from your roommate? T…
8 years, 3 months ago
047 SP How to Deal With Difficult Family on Thanksgiving
Episode 47
Would you like a thinly disguised insult with your turkey? An exasperating political discussion with your pumpkin pie? Family gatherings are hard e…
8 years, 4 months ago
596 - Why Businesses Are Called Houses. Why We Call It "Black Friday."
Episode 596
Today has been called "Black Friday" longer than you think, and there are other "black" days too! Also, have you ever wondered why some businesses ar…
8 years, 4 months ago
178 - How to (Try to) Not Take Things Personally
Episode 178
Are you hypersensitive? Do you take things personally? Do you overreact like a high school chemistry experiment gone horribly wrong? By request from …
8 years, 4 months ago
177 - 6 Ways to Thrive as a Highly Sensitive Person
Episode 177
Google “introversion” and you’ll come up with an alphabet soup of acronyms: INTJ, INFP, ISTJ, and many more. But another acronym went mainstream way …
8 years, 4 months ago
176 - Why We Fall for Con Artists (and How to Be Con-Proof)
Episode 176
Maria Konnikova joins Savvy Psychologist to discuss the psychology of the con, how to make yourself less vulnerable, and why there's a perfect con ou…
8 years, 4 months ago
174 - Sexual Harassment: 4 Psychological Traits of Perpetrators
Episode 174
From Clarence Thomas to basically all of Uber to Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment is as rampant as it is repugnant. We wonder, what are they think…
8 years, 5 months ago
173 - 5 Unique Ways to Be More Patient and Less Annoyed
Episode 173
They say patience is a virtue. But sometimes we wish leaving us alone would be a bigger virtue. Or not asking stupid questions. Or paying attention t…
8 years, 5 months ago
172 - How to Trust People Again: 8 Easy Steps
Episode 172
Are you tired of feeling lonely because you can’t trust anyone? Are you trying to keep yourself safe but just end up feeling isolated? Rebuilding you…
8 years, 5 months ago
171 - 6 Signs You Were Raised by a Narcissist
Episode 171
Narcissists are like the sun—they make everyone orbit around them. But what happens when someone pathologically vain and egotistical also happens to …
8 years, 6 months ago