16 Surprising Psychology Truths - Gurwinder Bhogal - #516

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08/22/22

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Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer.

Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It's one of the best things I've read this year, so I just had to bring him on.

Expect to learn how bad things can sometimes feel better than good things, why people die on the hill of opinions they've only just begun believing, why intelligence plus ideology is a nightmare, how comedy can be a troll's last line of defence, the biggest lesson I learned from Joe Rogan, why regret minimisation should be a priority, why authoritarians lose sight of rationality and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (01:20) Bespoke Bullshit (06:35) Ideology Makes Wise People Stupid (10:46) The Fading Affect Bias (16:58) Naval’s Razor (21:42) Poe’s Law (26:48) Chris’s Biggest Insight from Joe Rogan (33:54) The Nova Effect & Modern Complacency (53:16) Apatheia (1:04:23) Regret Minimisation (1:12:36) Howard Hughes Syndrome (1:22:33) Deferred Happiness Syndrome (1:27:37) Does Beauty Cause Prejudices? (1:35:43) Alder’s Razor (1:45:56) Where to Find Gurwinder

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Evolved Psychology Vs The Modern World - David & Douglas Kenrick - #515

August 20, 2022

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85m

David Lundberg Kenrick is the Psychology Program Manager at Arizona State University and Douglas Kenrick is a Professor of psychology at Arizona State University.

Our brains were designed to exist in a very different environment to the one they find themselves in. Managing modern problems with stone-age operating systems causes us to act in strange, suboptimal, silly ways. Which is why it's so important to understand how our minds developed.

Expect to learn just how violent humans were ancestrally, why more people die of obesity than starvation in 2022, whether dominance or prestige is more important at getting ahead, whether ancient humans felt love the same way we do now, why human females go through menopause, the relationship between dominance and attraction and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (03:03) The New Pyramid of Human Motives (12:24) Why Society’s Issues are Becoming More Complex (17:25) Ancient Minds with Modern Problems (30:44) Why We Feel More Unsafe Today (35:51) How the Human Psyche Will Change in the Future (42:29) Purpose of Friendship (52:29) Differences Between Ancient & Modern ‘Love’ (1:04:26) Why Females Go Through Menopause (1:11:33) The Desire to Protect Family (1:19:43) Why We Should Be Kind (1:24:14) Where to Find David & Douglas

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August 25, 2022

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61m

Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, an author and a consultant on mental skills development for professional sports teams.

All elite performers have the rage to master their chosen pursuit. But the difference between the ones who continue to succeed and those who fall away is their toughness and durability. Thankfully, Steve has spent his career deconstructing the mental habits of the world's best athletes and executives.

Expect to learn how to accept your achievements without believing your limitations, why Steve blew the whistle on Nike Oregon Project's unethical practises, why your emotions are messengers not masters, how obsession can be both a tragedy and a gift, the difference between responding and reacting to difficulties and much more...

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