182. Is It Good or Bad to Keep Secrets?
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Should you shout your sins from the rooftops? How many skeletons are in the average person’s closet? And what has Angela been hiding?

• SOURCES:

• Maya Angelou), memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist.

• Stephen Baum), postdoctoral researcher at Olin Business School at Washington University.

• Clayton Critcher), professor of marketing, cognitive science, and psychology at Berkeley Haas School of Business.

• John Legend), singer-songwriter and pianist.

• Kareem Abdul Jabbar), former professional basketball player.

• Michael Slepian), professor of leadership and ethics at Columbia Business School.

• Jason Sudeikis), actor, writer, and producer.

• Chrissy Teigen), model and TV personality.

• Vauhini Vara), journalist and author.

• Lindsey Vonn), alpine ski racer.

• John Wooden), men’s basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles.

• RESOURCES:

• "The Bright Side of Secrecy: The Energizing Effect of Positive Secrets)," by Michael Slepian, Katharine Greenaway, Nicholas Camp, and Adam Galinsky (*Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, *2023).

• "Ghosts)," by Vauhini Vara (The Believer, 2021).

• "The Costs of Not Disclosing)," by Stephen Baum and Clayton Critcher (*Current Opinion in Psychology, *2020).

• "Why the Secrets You Keep Are Hurting You)," by Michael Slepian (*Scientific American, *2019).

• "The Benefits and Burdens of Keeping Others' Secrets)," by Michael Slepian and Katharine Greenaway (*Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, *2018).

• "The Experience of Secrecy)," by Michael Slepian, Jinseok Chun, and Malia Mason (*Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, *2017).

• Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court)*, *by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2017).

• "Survey Says 1 In 5 People Are Keeping A Major Secret From Their Spouse)," by Taryn Hillin (*HuffPost, *2014).

• EXTRAS:

• Ted Lasso)*, *TV show (2020-2023).

• "All of Me)," song by John Legend (2013).