22 Habits To Follow For A Happy Life - Kevin Kelly - #638
Modern Wisdom
06/08/23
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Kevin Kelly is the founder of Wired Magazine, a futurist, author, and public speaker known for his insights on technology’s impact on society.
Working out how to live a good life is complex. However, having rules from someone much older and wiser than you can make this a lot easier. Kevin has condensed a lifetime of insights into a few hundred sentences in his new book, and today we get to go through some of my favourites.
Expect to learn why you should do everything you can to avoid being a billionaire, how to have a more optimistic outlook on life, whether you can trust websites with the word ‘truth’ in them, why you are more likely to be defeated by blisters rather than mountains, how to understand yourself better, the best way to turn bad days into good ones, why what irritates you in other people is a lesson about you and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (00:20) Why Should We Be Optimistic About the World? (05:05) ‘Don’t Be the Best, Be the Only’ (11:48) Dealing with Bad Days is the Secret to Moving Forward (15:09) How Your Weirdness Will Bring You Success (18:34) A Great Way to Understand Yourself (21:35) Why You Should Ignore Websites That Have ‘Truth’ in the URL (24:22) Ask Stupid Questions (30:56) How to Prototype Your Life (39:20) ‘Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional’ (41:04) How to Reason with People Better (44:53) What’s Really Behind Conspiracy Theories (47:51) Importance of Attending to the Small Things (49:04) What Kevin Learned About Leadership from Steve Jobs (52:16) Celebrate the Present (55:24) Why You Can Never Be Too Kind (01:00:00) Where to Find Kevin
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The Evolutionary Psychology Of Bullying - Tony Volk - #637
June 5, 2023
•96m
Tony Volk is a psychologist, professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Brock University, a researcher and an author.
Almost everyone will encounter bullying at some point in our lives. Be it in school, sports or even at the workplace, there seems to be no shortage of individuals ready to prey on others. But why does bullying exist? Why is it so ubiquitous? And what are the adaptive reasons why people engage in it?
Expect to learn whether bullying actually serves any purpose in society, whether bullying is heritable from parents, what factors can predict whether you will be a bully, whether broken homes make bullying kids, which people are most likely to be victim, whether bullying has got worse over time, what to do if you're the parent of a bully or a victim and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (01:55) Why Bullying Evolved (04:53) The Dynamic Between Bully & Victim (12:54) Why Bullies End Up With More Sexual Partners (16:58) Is Bullying Heritable? (23:00) How Boys & Girls Bully Differently (28:20) Are Bullies Smarter on Average? (36:36) Environmental Factors Affecting Bullying (47:58) Why Our Ancestors Bullied (50:18) How Social Media Has Changed Bullying (57:35) Which Interventions Actually Work? (1:12:44) How to Positively Fight Back (1:24:54) The Importance of Caring for Bullying Victims (1:36:09) Where to Find Tony
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
Get in touch.
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