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The Trouble With Cynics & How to Handle The Pressure to Perform

2024/8/29
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Mike Carruthers: 本期节目探讨了愤世嫉俗的负面影响，以及如何在压力下保持最佳状态。愤世嫉俗会导致身心健康问题、人际关系紧张等负面后果。 Jamil Zaki: 研究数据显示，社会信任度下降，这与经济不平等和负面媒体报道有关。愤世嫉俗是一种对人性的消极看法，它会导致不信任和负面情绪。愤世嫉俗并非现实主义，而是基于错误假设的表面智慧。克服愤世嫉俗需要质疑自身偏见，并尝试与他人建立联系。人性的善意体现在日常生活中互相帮助的行为中，人们往往低估了周围人的善良品质。 Jamil Zaki: 摆脱愤世嫉俗能改善心理健康，增进人际关系，并带来其他积极影响。愤世嫉俗会对养育子女产生负面影响，父母应该鼓励孩子对世界抱有积极的看法。

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Many people deflect compliments due to a need to restore balance or a fear of indebtedness. However, it's important to accept compliments graciously by saying thank you or expressing appreciation.
  • Deflecting compliments can imply poor judgment on the part of the complimenter.
  • Accepting compliments graciously is the right thing to do.

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Be careful what you say when someone pays you a compliment. This episode begins with some great advice on the importance of taking a compliment graciously. https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/etiquette/how-to-accept-a-compliment-with-class/)

Is it good to be cynical? After all, cynics claim they see the world and the people in it more accurately – they are not so naïve and trusting as the rest of us. Well, it seems being a cynic has a downside – a BIG downside as you are about to hear from Dr. Jamil Zaki. He is a professor of psychology at Stanford University, the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab and author of the book Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness (https://amzn.to/3XeRfpL)). If you or someone you know leans to the cynical side, you need to hear this discussion. 

When the pressure is on, it makes any task more difficult. Some people rise to the occasion while others crumble. Why? It has a lot to do with what you are telling yourself. That’s according to my guest Dr. Dana Sinclair who is a psyhologist, clinical assistant professor with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and founder and partner of Human Performance International. Dana has been working with top athletes in every major sport since 2000. She is author of the book, Dialed In: Do Your Best When It Matters Most (https://amzn.to/4dvvW8Y).)

Moths and bugs seem very attracted to lights at night. You see them fly in circles around a light source and sometimes crash and die into a light or fire. Why do they do that? Listen and I’ll explain the prevailing theories. https://earthsky.org/earth/why-are-moths-attracted-to-flame/)

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