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You 2.0: The Gift of Other People

2024/8/19
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Shankar Vedantam:本期节目探讨了人们在人际交往中对连接与独立的不同需求,以及如何更好地平衡这两种需求。节目以马尔堡人广告为例,指出媒体常常塑造出一种脱离他人就能获得最佳生活的印象,但这与人们的真实需求相悖。 Nicholas Epley:通过自身经历和研究,Epley教授指出人们常常低估了与他人交流的益处。他分享了在火车上与陌生人交谈的经历,以及在得知女儿可能患有唐氏综合症后,通过与其他父母交流获得安慰和支持的经历。这些经历表明,主动与他人建立联系,即使是陌生人,也能带来意想不到的积极体验。 Epley教授的研究还表明,人们往往低估了给予赞美和表达感激之情对他人和自身带来的积极影响。他设计了多个实验,证明了与陌生人进行深入对话,以及经常给予他人赞美,都能带来比预期更积极的情绪体验。即使是内向的人,也能从主动与他人交流中获得益处。人们往往担心与陌生人交谈会感到尴尬或被拒绝,但实际上这种担心往往是多余的。主动寻找社交机会,并改变思维方式,才能克服与陌生人交流的障碍。在与陌生人交谈中,尽早尝试深入话题,往往能带来更积极的体验。 Epley教授还分享了在金融高管会议上进行深入对话实验的经历,证明了即使是严肃的商务人士,也能从深入的、有意义的对话中获得积极的情绪体验。 Nicholas Epley: Epley教授通过大量研究和实验,论证了人们在社交互动中存在的“欠社交”现象,即人们虽然渴望社交,却往往错失许多与他人建立联系的机会。他指出,这种现象部分源于人们对他人意愿的错误判断,以及对社交互动结果的负面预期。Epley教授的实验结果表明,与陌生人交谈、给予赞美、表达感激等行为,都能带来比预期更积极的体验,并且这种积极体验对内向和外向的人群都适用。他建议人们主动寻找社交机会,并尝试进行深入的对话,这能帮助人们更好地平衡连接与独立的需求,提升生活幸福感。

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Psychologist Nicholas Epley discusses the surprising benefits of connecting with strangers. He shares his personal experience of initiating a conversation on a train and how it led to a more positive commute than his usual solitary routine. Epley also recounts how reaching out to other parents of children with Down syndrome transformed his perspective on family and led to the adoption of his daughter.
  • Connecting with strangers can lead to surprisingly positive experiences.
  • People underestimate how much they'll enjoy talking to strangers.
  • Reaching out to others during challenging times can offer unexpected comfort and perspective.

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Are you someone who strikes up a conversation with the person next to you on the train? Or do you keep your eyes fixed on your phone? Do you offer gratitude to friends and family? Or do you assume that they already know how you feel? This week, in the kickoff to our annual You 2.0 series, we talk with psychologist Nicholas Epley) about our interactions with other people, and how we can make them more rewarding.

*If you enjoy today's episode, check out these classic Hidden Brain episodes: *

A Secret Source of Connection)

*How Others See You *)

Relationships 2.0: An Antidote to Loneliness)