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Is Technology Ruining Our Minds? (ft. Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD)

Nov 22, 2023 · 1 hr 2 minExplicit
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Do I exist if I’m not on social media? Can I fake it till I make it? What’s the secret to a good life?

In this week’s episode, I enlist my old friend and host of the wildly popular The Psychology Podcast, Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD. to dissect our psyche in the social media age.

Reflecting on his personal experience and drawing on a wealth of psychological research, Scott asks—and answers—questions that might reveal aspects of yourself you never knew were there, and set you on the path to a better life.

We’re going to dive deep and get existential. We’re going to talk neurodiversity, vulnerability, and Batman. What more can you ask for?

Exactly. Go get it.

CHAPTERS

Chapters

  • 00:00:00 Introduction: From Special Ed to the Top 0.05%
  • 00:02:22 Breaking Out: The Teacher Who Changed Everything
  • 00:05:36 The Problem With Standardized Testing and IQ
  • 00:07:54 Neurodivergence: When a Term Loses Its Meaning
  • 00:10:12 The Identity Crisis Generation
  • 00:13:43 Confident Vulnerability vs. Lowercase vulnerability
  • 00:18:57 Social Media and the Anxious Generation
  • 00:20:56 Do You Exist Without a Social Media Presence?
  • 00:24:10 The Legibility Problem: When Status Games Go Public
  • 00:27:16 Scott's Twitter Break and Living Without the Algorithm
  • 00:28:46 Mastery Goals vs. Performance Goals
  • 00:31:58 When Psychological Concepts Get Watered Down
  • 00:34:37 Healthy Authenticity: Four Components That Matter
  • 00:36:13 Fake It Till You Make It: Does It Actually Work?
  • 00:39:18 Behavioral Activation: Act First, Think Later
  • 00:44:28 Just Get in the Arena
  • 00:46:56 The Victimhood Mentality Across All Groups
  • 00:50:28 The Self-Help Industry's Dirty Secret
  • 00:51:49 Fuck, Marry, Kill: Psychology Edition
  • 00:55:25 The Truth About Therapy Effectiveness

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