The Science Of Emotional Intelligence & Self-Understanding - Dr Julie Smith - #910
Modern Wisdom
03/03/25
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Dr. Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist, author, and content creator.
Discovering who you are is a lifelong journey. Understanding your past, unpacking emotions, and gaining self-awareness are all part of the process. So how do we move beyond our past and emotions that hold us back, to create a fulfilling and happy life?
Expect to learn why emotions are so hard to understand, how to better understand your childhood, how to forgive your parents, why people keep saying yes when they want to say no, how to deal with passive-aggressive people better, how to get better at asking for help, why we compare ourselves to others so much, why its so hard to be with yourself, how to work out what really matters in your life and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Emotions Are So Hard to Understand (03:27) Advice for People Who Overthink Everything (10:09) How to Better Deal With Fear (17:22) Learning to Tolerate Uncertainty (22:48) How to Understand Your Childhood (36:14) Parents Who Are Terrified of Doing Wrong (43:09) Where Does People-Pleasing Come From? (56:12) How to Deal With Passive-Aggressive People (01:02:43) Key Early Challenges in Intimate Relationships (01:11:17) Letting Go of the Need to Win an Argument (01:17:03) Advice for People With a Critical Inner-Voice (01:28:32) How to Sit With Your Emotions (01:33:35) Where to Find Julie
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The Secret Habits Of Supercommunicators - Charles Duhigg - #909
March 1, 2025
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Charles Duhigg is a journalist, speaker, and author.
Effective communication is the foundation of any strong relationship. While some excel at it naturally, others struggle to express themselves and often get misunderstood. So, what are the best tips to become a master communicator and elevate your communication skills?
Expect to learn what most people get wrong when it comes to understanding communication, the biggest differences between communicators and supercommunicators, how introverts and extroverts communicate differently, the best and worst ways to communicate as a couple, how to be more charismatic, how to get better as making good decisions and much more...
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(00:00) What We Get Wrong About Communication (02:31) Differences Between Extroverts & Introverts (06:10) The Skill of Asking Questions (10:36) How to Listen Better (14:33) The Role of Vulnerability in Conversation (26:03) Categorising Conversations (33:13) People That Make You Feel Interesting (37:23) How to Improve Your Small Talk (42:07) Asking & Receiving Deep Questions (44:00) How NASA Discovered the Importance of Laughter (50:36) Best & Worst Ways That Couples Communicate (55:56) The Impact of Online Discourse on Communication (01:04:09) Communication as a Source of Identity (01:08:48) Where to Find Charles
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Has Modern Society Set Women Up For Failure? - Louise Perry - #911
March 6, 2025
•92m
Louise Perry is a writer, Press Officer for the campaign group We Can’t Consent To This and an author.
For generations, traditional gender roles have shaped society. Today, however, quality of life, mood, relationships, marriage, and even careers feel increasingly out of sync. How much of this can be attributed to shifting gender roles? And could embracing more traditional roles lead to a happier, more fulfilling, and sexually vibrant society?
Expect to learn what the myth of female agency is, why Gen Z has an increasing problem of sexlessness, how social media is impacting relationship building in real life, why it seems right-wing or fascist to bring up declining birth rates, why the marriage rate in young people is plummeting, how much gender neutrality there can be in parenting, how relations between men and women changed since Louise wrote the case against the sexual revolution. and much more...
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